Xabi Alonso: Is it advantage Liverpool over Bayern Munich for Bayer Leverkusen manager? | Football News

If there is a defining characteristic of Xabi Alonso, the metronomic player and now assured manager, it is that he is meticulous. That descriptor was used by his former tactician Jose Mourinho, it is the same framing Granit Xhaka has plumped for, as well as the analysis of Bayer Leverkusen chief executive Fernando Carro. Alonso…

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Bayern Munich: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Xabi Alonso and Zinedine Zidane potential Thomas Tuchel successors | Football News

Liverpool target Xabi Alonso is the preferred target to succeed Thomas Tuchel if Bayern Munich decide to part ways with the manager this summer – while they are also looking at Zinedine Zidane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Sky in Germany. The pressure has increased on Tuchel following Bayern’s 3-2 loss at Bochum on…

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Bayern Munich keen to beat Liverpool to Xabi Alonso appointment with Thomas Tuchel on thin ice – Paper Talk | Football News

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… THE TIMES Thomas Tuchel is increasingly likely to be removed from his role as Bayern Munich head coach in the summer, with the Bundesliga side keen to jump ahead of Liverpool in the race to tempt Xabi Alonso away from Bayer Leverkusen. Please use Chrome browser…

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Liverpool: Jamie Carragher explains why Xabi Alonso is standout candidate to replace Jurgen Klopp | Football News

Jamie Carragher provides a tactical breakdown of how Xabi Alonso masterminded a resounding 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich to cement Bayer Leverkusen’s place at the Bundesliga summit – and rubberstamp his own credentials as a future Liverpool manager… There’s a great chance that Xabi Alonso is going to be the next Liverpool manager. He seems…

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Xabi Alonso: Ex-Liverpool player ‘really happy’ at Bayer Leverkusen after being made favourite to replace Jurgen Klopp | Football News

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso says he is “really happy” at Bayer Leverkusen and is not thinking about his future after being installed by the bookmakers as the favourite to succeed Jurgen Klopp. The Spaniard, who won the Champions League at Liverpool in a five-year playing spell at Anfield, has emerged as the early frontrunner…

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Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen can win the Bundesliga title, says Lothar Matthaus, and he might have a point | Football News

Ask Bayer Leverkusen’s sporting managing director Simon Rolfes about the club’s philosophy and he will tell you that the focus is on young and quick players with resale potential. But that was not the guiding principle of their recruitment in the summer. In came Granit Xhaka from Arsenal, now 31, to bring experience to the…

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Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen release clause could put Liverpool on alert – Paper Talk | Football News

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… THE SUN Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has a release clause in his contract that only three clubs can activate, according to reports – Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Image: Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has a release clause in his contract that only…

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FREE STREAM: Watch Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich host Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga | Football News

Watch Harry Kane and his Bayern Munich team-mates host Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga (kick-off 7.30pm) with our free live stream or tune into Sky Sports Mix; Leverkusen lead Bayern at top of table on goal difference; both sides have won their opening three games

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Mikel Arteta, Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso shaped by amateur youth club Antiguoko in prolific Basque Country

During the March international break last season, when Arsenal’s schedule finally let up following a gruelling run of fixtures, Mikel Arteta took a trip back to his hometown of San Sebastian. It was an opportunity to disconnect, if only briefly, from the pressures of a Premier League title challenge, and to celebrate his 41st birthday…

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