He Jürgen Klopp’s goodbye to Liverpool When the season ends it has generated an earthquake in football. ““I understand it’s a shock to a lot of people, but I’m running out of energy.”said the German coach, putting an early end to his successful ‘era’ at Anfield.
The season is still alive… but Kirby is already thinking about the future. And in the part Reds from Merseyside long for Xabi Alonso, current coach of Bayer Leverkusen, to replace Klopp. “At the moment I am happy here and I enjoy my job. I am not thinking about the next step in my career. I think about where I am now and I am enjoying it. Leverkusen is the right place. I don’t know what is going to happen in the future but it is not important at this moment,” said the Basque coach, who was directly questioned about whether he will arrive at Anfield next season: “Honestly, I don’t have an answer. Right now I’m happy here and I only think about Bayer“.
Coach Liverpool next season? Honestly, I don’t have an answer. Right now I’m happy here and I only think about Bayer
Xabi Alonso, coach of Bayer Leverkusen
He Former ‘red’ player is triumphing at the BayArena after arriving last year at a group of ‘aspirin’ in decline. He saved them, got them into the Europa League (they finished sixth) and this season has taken them to the top.
They are leaders of the Bundesliga with four points ahead of Bayern after signing the third best first round in the history of the tournament (48 units). Furthermore, they are the only team in Europe that is undefeated. They have not lost one of the 27 games they have played (24 wins and three draws). His Leverkusen team has put the Bavarian dominance in Germany in check… awakening the interest of his former teams.
It doesn’t have a clause but it doesn’t need one. We have a very good relationship with Xabi and he knows that we are a serious club. We are not going to force anyone to stay
Fernando Carro, CEO of Bayer Leverkusen
Alonso renewed in August until 2026 with Bayer… although ‘Bild’ pointed out that he would have an exit clause that he could activate to sign for Real Madrid, Bayern or Liverpool. However, Fernando Carro, CEO of the German team, denied it: “he doesn’t have it but he doesn’t need it. We have a very good relationship with Xabi and he knows that we are a serious club. We are not going to force anyone to stay. We want you to be happy with us. There is nothing on paper but sometimes agreements are not written and we know that if you need something in the future we can talk about it.”
Liverpool legend
Now, Klopp’s announcement has generated a wave among the red fans: everyone wants Alonso. “Liverpool is a big part of my life and always will be. I feel very attached to the club, even without being there. It is not a normal team. “It’s very special and important to me,” declared the former player in an interview with the ‘Liverpool Echo’ in 2017.
The link between Alonso and the ‘Pool’ is “close”, as he himself pointed out. Xabi arrived at Anfield in 2004 from Real Sociedad and was a key part of Rafa Benítez’s ‘Spanish Liverpool’. He was one of the heroes of Istanbul with his goal in the Champions League final that the English team beat Milan on penalties after overcoming a 0-3 deficit at halftime. Between 2004 and 2009 he played 210 games, scored 19 goals and won four titles (European Cup, FA Cup, Community Shield and European Super Cup) with the Reds before leaving for Real Madrid.
Liverpool is a big part of my life and always will be.
Xabi Alonso, in 2017
His figure is respected in football, at the same level as Liverpool’s great players, and that is why after Klopp’s goodbye he is considered the great candidate to lead the English team starting in July. The betting houses place him as the favorite to take the team by in front of another red idol like Steven Gerrard (current coach of Al-Ettifaq), De Zerbi (Brighton)…
Xabi has it all: former ‘red’ player, young (42 years old) and with a playing style similar, but not the same, to Klopp’s “full-throttle football”. In addition to knowing the club, Alonso would not have to undertake a revolution in his squad. The German has rejuvenated his team this season with the inclusion of youth players and the departures of Henderson, Fabinho, Milner… Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch… took their place in the middle as part of a plan that already brought “fresh blood”, as he himself indicated, to the ‘red’ attack breaking up the ‘MSF’ (Mané, Salah and Firmino) to include Gakpo, Luis Díaz, Darwin…
Klopp announces that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season
With their new wickers, Liverpool is immersed in a frenetic season that could end with a ‘poker’ of trophies. They are leaders of the Premier, they will play the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea on February 25 and they are in the round of 16 of the Europa League and in the round of 32 of the FA Cup.They are competitive. The future is guaranteed for ‘XA’… or for whoever takes Liverpool ‘post-Klopp’.
2024-01-26 22:19:05
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