Roberto De Zerbi could hand Liverpool unintentional Xabi Alonso boost
Liverpool may have been handed a boost in their reported pursuit of Xabi Alonso as their next manager.
Alonso is being heavily linked with taking the manager's job at Anfield at the end of the season. The Spaniard is currently looking to guide Bayer Leverkusen to what would be their first-ever Bundesliga title, beating Bayern Munich in the process.
The rumours first began after Jurgen Klopp announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the season. Klopp made the announcement on January 26, and ever since there has been seemingly daily speculation linking Alonso with being the German's successor.
Reports in recent weeks have suggested that Bayern Munich also want to hire Alonso as their next manager when Thomas Tuchel departs at the end of the season. Some reports in Germany have even gone so far as to say that Bayern are the favourites to beat Liverpool to appointing Alonso this summer.
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However, a fresh report has provided a different story. According to Sport Bild, Bayern have identified Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi as a potential successor for Tuchel at the end of the season.
De Zerbi is one of the managers who has also been linked as a potential candidate to replace Klopp at Liverpool in the summer. He has been joined by Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim and Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann, as well as Alonso, in being linked with the Anfield job.
The article claims that Bayern chief Max Eberl has already made contact with De Zerbi over possibly becoming the club's next manager. It has been stated, though, that De Zerbi is viewed as an alternative option
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