{"id":15443,"date":"2024-03-29T04:32:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T04:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/xabi-alonso-liverpool-eye-other-candidates-with-bayer-leverkusen-set-to-keep-spanish-boss\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T04:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T04:32:53","slug":"xabi-alonso-liverpool-eye-other-candidates-with-bayer-leverkusen-set-to-keep-spanish-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/xabi-alonso-liverpool-eye-other-candidates-with-bayer-leverkusen-set-to-keep-spanish-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso: Liverpool eye other candidates with Bayer Leverkusen set to keep Spanish boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">Why Leverkusen&#8217;s Alonso is wanted by Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Liverpool expect Xabi Alonso to stay at Bayer Leverkusen this summer and are to consider other candidates to replace manager Jurgen Klopp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Leverkusen are on the brink of a first Bundesliga title and are unbeaten in all competitions this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Bayern Munich&#8217;s honorary president Uli Hoeness said a move for Alonso this summer is &#8220;probably impossible&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Alonso was also seen as a candidate to take over at the Bavarian giants, whose manager <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/68301718\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2.0\">Thomas Tuchel will depart at the end of the campaign.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;[Alonso] is more inclined to stay at Bayer Leverkusen in view of their current successes, because he would not want to leave them behind,&#8221; Hoeness said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Alonso, a stylish midfielder, played 210 times for Liverpool from 2004 to 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">He left to join Real Madrid &#8211; another club he has recently been linked with &#8211; and later moved to Bayern where he spent three years before retiring from playing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Alonso moved into coaching with Real Madrid&#8217;s under-14s in 2018 and then had three years in charge of Real Sociedad&#8217;s B team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">In October 2022, Leverkusen gave him his first role in first-team football and, having taken over with the club second-bottom, he led them to a sixth-placed finish in the Bundesliga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">This season, Alonso&#8217;s first full term in charge, Leverkusen are 10 points clear of champions Bayern with eight games remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$image-13\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$image-13.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$image-13.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$image-13.1\">Leverkusen have won 33 and drawn five of their matches this season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">They are also in the semi-finals of the German Cup and the quarter-finals of the Europa League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s say if he had two or three more years of success, it would probably be easier to bring him out of there,&#8221; Hoeness said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim and Brighton&#8217;s Roberto de Zerbi have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article\/liverpool-alonso-xabi-stay-move-leverkusen-bayer-0w0rvc709\" class=\"story-body__external-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$link-2.0\">also been linked<\/span><span class=\"gs-u-ml- gel-icon\" style=\"height:15px;width:15px;\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$link-2.1\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$link-2.1.0\"><title data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$link-2.1.0.0\">external-link<\/title><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0H12z\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.$link-2.1.0.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.3\"> with the Liverpool job.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-19\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-19.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-19.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-19.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".279nzm50d5y.0.0.0.1.$video-19.1\">The Football News Show: What are Xabi Alonso&#8217;s ambitions after Bayer Leverkusen job?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/68690445\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Leverkusen&#8217;s Alonso is wanted by Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs Liverpool expect Xabi Alonso to stay at Bayer Leverkusen this summer and are to consider other candidates to replace manager Jurgen Klopp. Leverkusen are on the brink of a first Bundesliga title and are unbeaten in all competitions this season. Bayern Munich&#8217;s honorary president Uli Hoeness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15445,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15443\/revisions\/15445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}