Xabi Alonso was reportedly ready to pack his bags for Liverpool before director talks as Richard Hughes targets a centre-back, a wing-back and a winger.
Xabi Alonso was ‘on the brink’ of agreeing to join Liverpool at the end of the season before talks with the Bayer Leverkusen director of football.
Alonso was Liverpool’s number one choice to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield before announcing in a press conference last month that it was his ambition to remain as Leverkusen boss for at least another season.The German side are on course to win a sensational treble this season and despite interest from Liverpool and Bayern Munich, Alonso insists the BayArena is “the right place for me to be, to develop as a coach.
But having turned their attention to Sporting boss Amorim, it’s no great surprise that Liverpool are now also being linked with a number of the Portuguese side’s star players. And Football Insider claim new sporting director Richard Hughes has set his sights on £52m-rated centre-back Goncalo Inacio and Tottenham academy graduate Marcus Edwards, who’s previously been linked with a £30m return to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Spurs both supposedly keen.Xabi Alonso and David Moyes moved past the ‘disgrace’ of their Europa League quarter-final first leg to discuss the tactics which unfolded in Germany.
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