Xabi Alonso is reportedly set to take over as Liverpool head coach next season.
The former Reds midfielder would be handed the reins following a difficult 2025/26 campaign under Arne Slot that currently sees the club loitering outside the top four spots.
The 44-year-old is available on the managerial market following a parting of ways with Real Madrid in January.
That’s the word coming from a prominent account on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning.
The claim in question has been loosely corroborated by a BILD report released last week, which indicated that Alonso would be open to a return to Liverpool, provided certain conditions were met.
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Whilst there’s no question that the Spanish head coach remains an admired quantity as far as Michael Edwards and Co. are concerned, we’ve yet to see any clear evidence that the head coach is 100% L4-bound.
That said, with recent results hardly in Arne Slot’s favour, one can’t help but draw the inevitable conclusion that change is coming.
Or, at the very least, is likely unless the Dutchman can deliver a notable turnaround in 2025/26.
We completely appreciate that it verges on reactionary to even consider replacing Slot at the end of the season.
But as much as we hold a deep admiration for the former Feyenoord boss for the incredible achievement of a Premier League title win in his opening season, it’s becoming increasingly clear that we need a change.
* Arne Slot’s managerial stats at Liverpool across all competitions in 2025/26
There’s an argument to be made that things would look significantly improved had the 47-year-old been granted pacy wingers. Likewise, there’s an argument to be made that the Dutchman shouldn’t be solely held responsible for the failure to anticipate and prepare for the Premier League’s radical shift in physicality and focus on set-piece play.
But the simple fact is that the most capable head coaches always find a way to adapt. We’ve yet to see much in the way of evidence here in this regard.
So, for the time being, the odds are extremely stacked against Arne Slot.
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Personally sick of seeing the same boring speculation. Have journalists not got anything of interest to report, instead of regurtitated rubbish
If Slot was leaving Salah would be staying!
Ya not kidding, sack it now and mabey salah will stay! Same as the other great players we had till he messed it up, and now gone. That’s where snot has failed, all that money and power from the start and still ffd up. None of them are happy playing under him and his boyfriend gacpo, so cut out the rot of snot, and we’ll be fine.
May b alonso can bring back speed and first flowing football
These rumours are like the weather. There is a massive difference between what is predicted and what happens. I see Slot being our manager even next season because the owners don’t want to lose £££ millions by sacking him. The problem with Liverpool FC compared to other clubs is we wait forever to sack a failed manager.
Remember when Lfc beat Chelsea on a cup final with most teenagers in the squad? That’s what we expected from Slot. Unfortunately, he has Ngumoha, but barely played him. He preferred Gakpo than that brilliant lad.
He’s not guaranteed to come to Liverpool. If Guardiola departs from Manchester city the first choice for Alonso would be Manchester city. Liverpool should have acted sooner, now there’s the risk that Manchester city will get Alonso. There’s lots of speculation about Guardiola leaving Manchester city at the end of this season.
The decline started with slot in the last five months of last season, out muscled in league cup final against Newcastle and other poor performances, we weren’t convincing or good premier league champions.
The manager has the say on transfers and players who depart, Diaz transfer was a monumental mistake, and so was most of the 450 million with too many lightweight players. We are a bang Average team with a third rate manager who keeps blaming low blocks and set pieces. I’ve never seen any Liverpool team in 50 years so disorganised without the ball, even Roy Hodgson was better than slot at defending without the ball. Slot should have been sacked in December. If Alonso goes to manage Manchester city then FSG have only themselves to blame. By the way if Hughes and Edwards are at the club and are in charge of recruitment next season it’s irrelevant if we sack slot and they are still here.
I still maintain my stance to drop the axe now rather than in the summer. It could be too late whether it’s ucl spot or Alonso could be hijacked by bayern or city.
Slot must go. He’s not reliable as a coach.
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