Liverpool followers have been rising within the expectation that Xabi Alonso would develop into our new supervisor however the information that he will probably be staying at Leverkusen for one more 12 months has ended this hope.
Talking solely with Empire of the Kop’s Substack concerning the Spaniard’s choice, Jan Age Fjortoft mentioned: ‘Don’t consider these items that he picked Bayern forward of Liverpool, that you should have heard. It’s not true, it’s not true.
‘That has by no means been on his agenda. In fact, he would have talked about this, like all people else, together with his associates or no matter.
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‘We don’t know what was mentioned however he’s been very, very skilled and he’s talked this via with Leverkusen and he has chosen to remain one other 12 months, which isn’t a shock for me in any respect.’
There have been so many tales written about our former midfielder however plainly we are able to rule out ideas {that a} choice for Bayern Munich was made.
As a substitute, it’s solely ever been a case of assessing choices for the 42-year-old and the overriding choice was one other 12 months together with his present membership within the Bundesliga.
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With Jurgen Klopp leaving this summer season, it appears clear that our paths gained’t align with the previous Actual Madrid man for a few years – if ever.
Though disappointment will probably be current, we also needs to applaud his choice to honour a contract with a membership that gave him an opportunity.
For us, it’s all about wanting in direction of the long run now and different potential choices.
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