Tough task — Xabi Alonso has potential to join elite manager list in football

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Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso is busy rewriting history. He may decide to move to either Liverpool, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has guided his team to an almost unassailable lead at the top of the Bundesliga. He was a superb player too.

Indeed, it can be a lonely road. The demands increase even more when you are a former player, who excelled in their career and then hung their boots in exchange for the dugout. At international level, he was part of the Spain team that won the 2010 football World Cup, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Euros. Since retiring, the former midfield enforcer has transitioned into the world of coaching.

Leverkusen are almost 40 games undefeated as things stand. They remain the only team yet to suffer a loss in Europe’s top five leagues. How he would love to make amends, with Liverpool in search of a new manager following Jürgen Klopp’s announcement that he would be leaving the Reds at the end of the current season.Alonso hinted at Liverpool coaching ambitions back in 2018, before his managerial career launched with Real Sociedad’s reserve team a year later.

 

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