Xabi Alonso breaks silence on Liverpool rumours: “I am convinced it is the right decision”

Xabi Alonso has broken his slience
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Xabi Alonso has confirmed that he will remain in his role as Bayer Leverkusen manager next season amid interest from Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp is set to leave the Reds at the end of the season and the current Bayer Leverkusen head coach has been extensively linked to the role there.

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Jacque Talbot is a freelance football journalist who predominantly specialises in transfer stories and exclusives. He began his career in 2016 covering the world-renowned Sandbach United, of North West Counties fame, before earning a spot on the sports desks of national papers, where he bounced between several outlets such as Sportbible, the Express, Mirror, and Daily Star. An NCTJ graduate of the News Associates who swapped investigative journalism in the Costa del Sol for football reporting in Northern England, he first wrote for FourFourTwo in December 2023.