Athletistic / Football. Liverpool have intensified their search for a new head coach. The Merseysiders have already been in contact with Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.

As reported by Footmercato, representatives of the English club and the agents of the Spanish specialist have already held initial consultations. Whether Alonso, 42, is ready to leave the German club for Liverpool has not yet been announced.

Over the past two weeks, Xabi Alonso has been tipped as one of the leading candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp. The German himself announced in January his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the current season due to mental fatigue.

Bayer has scored 52 points in 20 matches and is at the top of the German Bundesliga table. Liverpool sit first in the Premier League table with 51 points after 23 matches.


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