Liverpool will likely be needing a brand new identify within the Anfield dugout in the summertime, with supervisor Jurgen Klopp set to depart the membership. The person they’ve principally been linked in that facet is their former midfielder Xabi Alonso, presently guiding Bayer Leverkusen in the direction of the Bundesliga title, however ought to they fail to safe his providers, in accordance with The Guardian, the Merseysiders will probably flip their consideration to Brighton and Hove Albion’s Roberto De Zerbi.
The Seagulls appointed De Zerbi in September 2022, and the 44-year-old Italian has continued their rise by means of the Premier League beforehand carried out by Graham Potter, and has even led them to their first European marketing campaign this season. He’s beneath contract on the Amex Stadium till the summer time of 2026.
In the meantime, Liverpool are decided to get their construction so as earlier than stepping up their efforts to safe a Klopp alternative, and to that finish, they’re presently attempting to lure former sporting director Michael Edwards again to the membership.
The Merseysiders’ efforts to rent Alonso could also be thwarted by Bayern Munich, who additionally goal the Spaniard to interchange Thomas Tuchel on the finish of the season, through which case their pursuit of De Zerbi is anticipated to assemble tempo.