Liverpool supporters might not realise just how good Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen really are
While there is no figure in world football who looms quite as large as Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool don't have to look very far to find the man who could prove to be his most natural successor.
The Reds boss revealed his plans to leave the club in a bombshell interview on Friday morning, citing a lack of energy to keep competing at the top level in the Premier League as the chief factor behind his decision. As soon as the announcement hit Liverpool's official social media channels, the rumour mill went into overdrive, with speculation over who will take the reins at Anfield next season dominating all the headlines.
Pep Lijnders, Roberto de Zerbi and Steven Gerrard have all been touted to be in the mix for what is undeniably one of the most coveted - and most difficult - jobs in world football. But there's one name that seems to be at the very top of every Liverpool fan's wish list: Bayer Leverkusen boss, Xabi Alonso.
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Whisperings of Alonso's potential return to Merseyside are nothing new. The Spaniard - who was at the heart of the Reds' midfield for almost half a decade during his playing career - has established himself as one of the hottest managerial prospects in the game this term, leading his Leverkusen team to a 27-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
That the German outfit are the only side in Europe's top five leagues to have achieved that feat this season only serves to underscore quite how remarkably well he is doing at the BayArena. Leverkusen's impressive form sees them sitting pretty at the top of the Bundesliga, four points clear of perennial
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