Xabi Alonso unlikely to become new Liverpool manager this summer

Xabi Alonso is unlikely to become Liverpool’s next manager with the Reds not expecting the Spaniard to be available this summer.

The Spaniard, who spent five years at Liverpool as a player between 2004 and 2009, has led Bayer Leverkusen to a remarkable campaign in only his second season at the helm in the Bundesliga.READ MORE: Liverpool know truth about Premier League title race but what happens next is clear Among those under consideration are Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim and Roberto De Zerbi of Brighton, who Liverpool face in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.

He said: "We’ll have to see if we can do it this year. It will be difficult, if not probably impossible. Michael Edwards, the newly-appointed chief executive of football at Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, and new Reds sporting director Richard Hughes are leading the hunt for Klopp’s replacement.

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