Liverpool have already contacted Xabi Alonso about the role Arne Slot is currently struggling in.
The loss at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday is just the latest on a long list of disappointments for the Reds this season.
Slot is getting most of the blame after Bournemouth stole the win right at the death, and it has caused yet another stir in the manager speculation that has been bubbling all season.
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Alonso is Liverpool’s main target should they decide to get rid of the Dutchman, and they can take encouragement from his response to an initial approach.
Xabi Alonso has responded positively to Liverpool interest
FSG have stuck by Slot this season despite a run of form that has left little to hope for with just under half a season to go.
Liverpool have remained insistent that he will stay until the end of the season.
Past May, though, his future is less guaranteed. He may well be replaced by the former Liverpool midfielder.
AS Diario claim Alonso is very much open to the idea, and there has been a ‘positive’ response from the 44-year-old.
Alonso wants a short break from management after his Real Madrid stint, which plays into Liverpool’s strategy of sticking by Slot.
Should they need to make the change in the summer, the Spaniard sounds more than keen on taking the role, and is ‘perfectly happy’ about the prospect.
Xabi Alonso is destined to manage Liverpool
It should come as no surprise that Alonso is interested in taking over at Anfield.
He has close personal ties to the club and will see this as a chance to add to his Liverpool legacy.
Slot may yet turn this season around and keep his job for next season. It’s definitely possible.
Will Xabi Alonso be Liverpool manager by the start of the 2026/27 season?
If no, where will he be instead?
It does feel, however, as though Alonso will be Liverpool manager.
Maybe that will be next season, or maybe in a few years time. Both sides want it — it’s surely a matter of when, not if.
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