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Xabi Alonso is no longer a contender to become the next Liverpool manager.

The Reds have been heavily linked with a move to appoint the Spaniard after Jurgen Klopp announced that he will be leaving the club in the summer.

Alonso, who has done an exceptional job at Bayer Leverkusen this season, was almost every Liverpool fan’s preferred option to replace Klopp.

That would be an extraordinary achievement.

It is no surprise that Alonso has admirers, not just at Liverpool but also Bayern Munich, who are also keen to appoint him as their new manager.

However, as things stand, it looks like Alonso will stay at Bayer Leverkusen for at least one more season, and Liverpool will have to look elsewhere.

They have instead held internal discussions about Sporting Libson boss Ruben Amorim replacing Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool’s next manager.

“Bayern are prepared to wait until Xabi make official decision, but he’s expected to stay at Leverkusen until June 2025… with release clause.”

Liverpool, like most other top clubs these days, employ a data-driven approach to determine who the best choice is to replace Jurgen Klopp this summer.

Xabi Alonso has been the favourite for a long, long time, but a detailed assessment by a data analysis company showed that he’s actually not a great fit for the Reds job.

The analysis, which was conducted by calculating eight key metrics, ranked Alonso just one place above the bottom, giving him an underwhelming score of 106.

On the other hand, Ruben Amorim was rated as the best option for Liverpool to replace Klopp, having received a rating of 144.7 – just over six points below the German.