Xabi Alonso shocked many in the world of football by announcing his decision to stay at Bayer amid interest from Liverpool and Bayern.
Journalist Guillem Balague insists that the Spanish tactician wants to become the Reds manager in the future. He insists that 2026 could be the time Alonso changes clubs.
“I remember talking to Xabi when he started getting the coaching badges about becoming the manager of Liverpool, asking will it be Stevie G or him first?” Balague told the Redmen TV, as quoted by DaveOckop.
“He said, 'The logical step is Stevie goes first'. But, of course, he said he “wants to be a Liverpool manager”.
“It will happen, of course he will [be]. If he was Stevie G, he would have gone to Liverpool. When he comes to Liverpool, which will happen, he will be a better manager.
“2026 seems about right for him to stay there [Bayer] until. That’s when Ancelotti finishes his control over Real Madrid, we’d have had two years of the new manager of Liverpool, post-Klopp – not easy, and then, of course, let’s say Bayern Munich have sorted things out because if [Xabi] keeps improving with Bayer Leverkusen and wins titles, it will certainly be a temptation for Bayern Munich to try and keep convincing him.
“I believe these are the targets, but the timing of it is his own.”
