Liverpool's dream collapses: Xabi Alonso will not be Luis Díaz's coach with the departure of Klopp

The crossroads was solved by Xabi Alonso in Europeneither Liverpool or Bayer Munich will take over his services next season, the Spanish coach opted to stay one more year in the Bayer Leverkusen and slams the door of the day.

In recent weeks, there has been talk in the most important media in England and Germany that Xabi Alonso He was the main candidate of the Liverpool board to stay on the team's bench, which will be orphaned with the departure of the manager. Jurgen Klopp.

The idea was to bring Anfield Road to the greatest revelation of European football, which has the Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, a tournament that he comfortably dominates with his Leverkusen and that is very close to taking them to the first league title in their history.

In the early hours of this Friday, the journalist Fabrizio Romano announced it: “Xabi Alonso will not move from Bayer Leverkusen.” Minutes later everything was confirmed, when Liverpool and Bayern Munich learned of the decision of their greatest desire, the Spaniard will stay on the red and black team's bench for one more season.

Alonso says no to Liverpool

The 42-year-old coach himself confirmed all the rumors this Friday in his team's training, when speaking to the media, and was clear in saying that his desire is to remain in the club for one more season. Leverkusen.

“I have had time to reflect on this national team break. I had a conversation with the president last week and my decision has been made. I am staying at Leverkusen. Now all the cards are on the table to go all out until the end of the season. season. This is the place I want to be,” Alonso said.

And he added: “I have informed the players of my decision, I am very grateful and I think it is the best way to continue the path together. My work at Bayer is not over. I want to help players develop. Everything is fantastic here. “I'm still a young coach and I think this is the best decision for my future.”

The Basque helmsman is very motivated with the club's project and wants to be fighting in the next season. Champions League, Leverkusen It offers him a pleasant environment in which he can only think about football, said Uli Hoenes, former president of Bayern Munich, a few days ago.

Who will Liverpool go for?

The question that is on the table now is who will be the heir to the Liverpool bench, who will lose their legendary coach Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season. The German coach does not feel more energetic to direct after 9 years full of national and continental successes.

According to the journalist Paul Joyce of The Timesthe board is not going to wait for Xabi Alonso and will aim its guns at the coach of the Sporting of Portugal, Rubén Amorín, a bet that they consider interesting and with which they can make a post-Klopp project.

This information was confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, the next coach of Colombian Luis Díaz could be Amorín. “Liverpool will not wait any longer for Xabi Alonso, as Rubén Amorim will be an option already discussed internally, not the only one. Bayern are willing to wait until Xabi makes an official decision, but he is expected to remain at Leverkusen until June 2025… with termination clause”.

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