Hoeness says Bayern, Liverpool & Real Madrid working on deal to appoint Alonso
Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeness has claimed his club, Liverpool and Real Madrid are all "working" on a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso as their next manager.
Earlier this month, Sky in Germany reported Bayern had opened discussions with Bayer Leverkusen head coach Alonso about replacing Thomas Tuchel in the summer.
The ex-Liverpool midfielder is also reportedly of interest to the Reds as they search for Jurgen Klopp's successor at the end of the season.
Liverpool's new sporting director Richard Hughes, who will start his role at the end of the season and is Michael Edwards' first appointment since being named Fenway Sports Group's CEO of Football, knows the agent of Alonso having brought another of his clients, Andoni Iraola, to Bournemouth last summer.
Alonso has also been linked with a move to his former club Real Madrid, although the LaLiga side's boss Carlo Ancelotti extended his contract with the the club in December until the summer of 2026.
But Ex-Bayern Munich president Hoeness claims the Spanish giants are interested in Alonso, along with Bayern and Liverpool.
"He's [Alonso's] proven that he can be a coach for the big time," Hoeness told German news outlet Ran Sport.
"Clubs like Liverpool, Real Madrid, Leverkusen and FC Bayern are working on it."
Sky in Germany claim Alonso is Bayern's preferred candidate and they are understood to have received a positive signal from him during initial talks.
The Spaniard would cost Bayern between £12.8m-£21.3m (€15m-€25m) this summer as a fixed exit clause in his contract of around £12.8m (€15m) does not kick in until the summer of 2025.
Hoeness said on Bayern's managerial search: "There are hardly any coaches who come into question who are currently free, who don't have a
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