Liverpool make an offer to appoint Xabi Alonso as Jurgen Klopp’s replacement – Reports

Liverpool have reportedly opened talks with Xabi Alonso as they look to appoint the Spaniard as Jurgen Klopp’s replacement. The Reds have offered him a 3-year deal and want him to make the move in the summer.

As per a report in TEALtalk, Liverpool are keen on beating Bayern Munich to the signature of Alonso this summer. Both clubs are keen on getting the Bayer Leverkusen manager as their coach as he has impressed with the Bundesliga club.

Xabi is yet to make a decision and is taking his time right now. He is keen on finishing the season with Leverkusen as they have a good shot at winning the league title in Germany. They are currently 8 points ahead of Bayern Munich with 13 games left in the season.

Klopp is leaving Liverpool after revealing that he is running out of energy and is taking a break from management. Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel has not delivered at Bayern Munich, and they have decided to part ways with the German at the end of the season.

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Klopp has already endorsed Alonso as his possible replacement and said via The Guardian:

“Xabi is doing an incredible job. If there would not be the rumours around, that’s ­completely independent. If you would have asked me eight weeks ago about Xabi Alonso I would have gone: ‘Oh my God.’ The dinosaurs if you want – Ancelotti, Mourinho, Guardiola, maybe me – we will not do it for the next 20 years. OK, maybe Mourinho will. The next generation is already there and I would say Xabi is standout in that department. Former world-class player, from a coaching family as well which helps a little, he was like a coach already when he was playing. The football he is playing, the teams he sets up, the transfers he did, it is absolutely exceptional.”

He added:

“I played a long time in the Bundesliga and it is super impressive. Not only the points tally but the way they play. Leverkusen was clearly the better side in the first game against Bayern and that is rare. To be honest when we beat Bayern at Dortmund it was a bit of very well defended, counterattack and taking the momentum. Especially at the beginning. But Leverkusen were better. That was probably the real surprise given the short time he was there and it’s a young team. He has super signings for this team, exactly what they needed, and that’s really a very special job.”

Alonso is a club legend for Bayern Munich and Liverpool FC after spending a good amount of his playing days at both clubs. However, the issue for both sides is that Real Madrid are also keeping tabs, and some reports suggest that the Spaniard could wait until 2026 and take over at Santiago Bernabeu when Carlo Ancelotti leaves.