Liverpool legend and football talker, Jamie Carragher, stated earlier this year that it is completely absurd to talk about Arne Slot having to be sacked as Liverpool manager, six months after the Premier League title. Nevertheless, Carragher has joined the chorus that points to the exit door for Slot, if Liverpool do not get a new Champions League ticket for the coming season. In the shadows, Xabi Alonso awaits, but the Spaniard does not throw himself into the Liverpool job without demands.
Slot still has the full confidence of the Liverpool management, but everyone knows the reigning Premier League champions are rigged for Champions League games and the big prize money. If Slot does not show he can lead the club to top positions this season as well, the Dutchman is unlikely to be the right man for the job. Especially not when Alonso, Liverpool’s first choice before Slot was hired last summer, is ready to take over the reins at Anfield.
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According to German Bild, which continues to follow the former Bayer Leverkusen success coach closely, Xabi Alonso is ready to be called up as Liverpool coach from this summer, but has also learned from his six-month stay at Real Madrid.
Because a “yes” to Liverpool depends on whether Alonso gets the working conditions he wants. This means that he will have an influence on the composition of the squad, something went wrong at Real Madrid, reports the German newspaper.
Then we will see how much Michael Edwards and the Liverpool management want Xabi Alonso for the job. An Arne Slot-type who performs with what the Liverpool management has put together of squad, was last summer’s priority.
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