FSG back away from Xabi Alonso appointment

Liverpool fans have been debating whether or not FSG should sack Arne Slot.

The Dutchman got off to the best possible start at Anfield - winning the Premier League title in his first season as head coach.

Despite £450m worth of signings in last summer’s transfer window however the Reds have got worse - not better. It has led to speculation that the club’s owners may opt to make a change in the dugout either before the end of the season or else in summer.

And if Slot were to leave then Xabi Alonso is widely seen as a potential successor. The Spaniard, 44, is out of work after leaving Real Madrid in January.

But it’s the ex-Liverpool midfielder’s work as Bayer Leverkusen head coach that really put him on the radar.

Alonso turns down FSG

He coached a team including Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz to an unbeaten German league and cup double in 2024. Back then he was seen as a Liverpool manager-in-waiting but wanted another year with Leverkusen before making another decision.

But fans hoping that Alonso would be coming back to Anfield are set to be disappointed as FSG distance themselves from an appointment.

According to a report from Sam Wallace in the Telegraph the Boston-based owners have got no intention of appointing Alonso as their next head coach.

Alonso is not on the menu

“Whether Alonso is interested in the Liverpool job is not clear, but the Basque coach, sacked in January by Real Madrid, asked not to be considered in the summer of 2024 when Klopp’s replacement was being chosen,” the report reads.

“He elected to stay at Bayer Leverkusen then and moved after the following season when the Real Madrid job became available. That unwillingness to follow Klopp, one of the club’s greatest managers, contrasted with Slot’s enthusiasm for the challenge, continues to figure in the thinking at the club.”

Alonso was initially seen as the frontrunner to replace Klopp before a late swoop was completed for Feyenoord boss Slot.

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