‘Xabi Alonso is aware of Liverpool inside out – why would any stars need to go away now’
Xabi Alonso would inherit a ready-made Liverpool squad if he succeeds Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.
That’s in keeping with Reds hero Gary McAllister, who reckons the Spaniard is the apparent alternative to exchange Klopp, particularly if he leads Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title. Having received the Premier League, Champions League and each home cups throughout his 9 years at Anfield, Klopp shall be a tough act to observe.
However, McAllister, who received the treble of UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup with the Reds, has questioned why any participant would need to go away if Alonso takes cost. There are questions over the futures of a number of key gamers, together with Virgil van Dijk and the in-form Mohamed Salah.
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“This has obviously been brought to the fore because of the [Klopp] announcement,” McAllister, 59, instructed Betway. “Clubs all the time prefer to get their enterprise carried out early. Both gamers [Van Dijk and Salah] don’t have lengthy left of their present offers and you do not know how this season goes to pan out. It might be unbelievable.
“But why would you need to go away? The alternatives are there as a result of it appears as if Liverpool will get Champions League spot for subsequent season, and I believe which may affect choices as nicely.
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“One further consideration is where do you go after Liverpool? There’s not many clubs that can give you more than what Liverpool can. You also need to look at what Jurgen is leaving at Liverpool. I think he has changed the front three well since Liverpool won the title and Nunez, Jota, Gakpo and Diaz are good players for the future for Liverpool.
“Trent [Alexander-Arnold] has been rotated between full back and midfield which gives Liverpool options for the future. A new head coach coming in will not have to massively tinker with the squad, just add their way of playing and adding a few fresh faces, but the basis is there for Liverpool to continue to challenge for trophies.”
On Alonso’s burgeoning credentials, McAllister, who was Steven Gerrard’s assistant at each Rangers and Aston Villa mentioned: “He has done his apprenticeship at Real Sociedad and worked his way up from there. If he can get to the end of the Bundesliga by winning it and finishing above Bayern and Dortmund, well, that is surely enough experience.
“If you’ve won a title in your early managerial career, it does help. The big thing for me is that Xabi knows the expectation of the Liverpool fans and what the levels and the standards at the club. He’s been there, he’s done it and he’s won big trophies with the club, so that’s a big advantage.”
