Latest Liverpool manager odds as Bayer Leverkusen confirm Xabi Alonso stance

Liverpool's search for Jurgen Klopp's successor is well underway with the countdown to the German's departure into the final couple of months.

After Klopp announced in January that he would be leaving Anfield due to losing energy for the role, fans threw their support behind Xabi Alonso. Their former midfielder is currently working wonders at Bayer Leverkusen with the German club still undefeated in the top flight.

With a ten-point advantage over Bayern Munich, it appears guaranteed that Alonso will end the Bavarian club's dominance in the top flight. Unsurprisingly, Alonso's success means that Leverkusen are unwilling to allow their manager to leave easily at the end of the season.

Liverpool handed Alonso manager stance

Bayern chief makes honest Alonso admission

As quoted by Fabrizio Romano, Leverkusen's CEO Fernando Carro explained: "Xabi Alonso has a contract until 2026 and there is no reason to doubt that he will stay here. In football you never know what will happen but I have a lot of trust, we have a good relationship."

Following Carro's comments, the ECHO has taken a closer look at the latest manager odds, according to bet365 and the frontrunners' credentials.

Xabi Alonso - 8/11 (Fav)

Despite Carro's comments, Alonso remains the favourite to take over at Anfield. It seems a match made in heaven for Liverpool and would be a universally popular appointment thanks to all the reasons above.

Ruben Amorim - 3/1

It would not be the latest manager odds list for a Premier League vacancy if it did not include Sporting Lisbon's boss. In Portugal, Amorim has earned praise for how his team has performed in Europe and has become a regular contender for the top-flight crown.

Amorim seems destined to leave Lisbon sooner rather