Xabi Alonso had been a leading candidate to take over from Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager
Liverpool have been dealt a potential blow in their search for a new manager this summer, with Xabi Alonso looking to be out of the run-in.
His achievements with the club have seen him linked with a move away on several occasions. He has also spoken about his future with the media, back in April 2023 he told Portuguese outlet Diario de Noticias what it would take for him to leave his current role at Sporting. "I’ve already said it, I’ve had contacts with other clubs, Sporting even knows, but I always wanted to stay because I like being at Sporting. If I ever have to leave here, either because I was pushed out with white handkerchiefs, or because I went to another club, it will happen.
"I’m very happy where I am, I want to stay here and I know very well that there are times when people say I’m going to other clubs and others when people say I have to leave because I’m not fulfilling my goals: and I’m not in the championship right now.
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