FSG claimed to potentially have ‘something else up their sleeve’ as Liverpool miss out on Xabi Alonso

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Liverpool supporters have been coming to terms with the news that Xabi Alonso will manage Chelsea, and not the Reds, next season.Supporters had been desperate to see Alonso arrive to replace Arne Slot, but with Liverpool seemingly determined to stick with the Dutchman, their former midfielder has signed on at Stamford Bridge instead.It is a gamble from the Liverpool owners, and fans will be far from happy if Alonso goes on to be a success with Chelsea, especially if Slot continues to take them further into disarray. If Xabi Alonso goes to Chelsea, who should be Liverpool’s next manager?

Credit: Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP/Getty Images But while the disappointment of losing out on Alonso is certainly there, Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has suggested that, given the way FSG work, it would not be a surprise if they have lined up a different candidate instead.FSG could be eyeing Alonso alternative – NicolAlonso joining Chelsea has further underlined the feeling that Slot will stay at Liverpool no matter what this summer.Speaking on ESPN FC, Nicol said that although others are upset, he trusts FSG’s decision-making, and believes that there may be a bigger plan to ignoring Alonso’s availability.“FSG haven’t done an awful lot wrong since they got to Liverpool,” said the pundit. Things have just gone a little haywire, that Xabi Alonso seemed the ideal situation to jump on.”READ MORE: Jermaine Pennant says he’d take 43-year-old manager as Arne Slot’s replacement at LiverpoolPhoto by Ryan Crockett/DeFodi Images via Getty Images“But I trust FSG, and if they wanted Xabi Alonso and he wanted to go to Liverpool, that would have been done and dusted.

I think Liverpool know what they’re doing and I’m more than happy to not have Liverpool owners and FSG all over the papers telling us all what they’re trying to do how they’re going to be doing this and that. So, I’m not so sure that the Xabi Alonso thing is something Liverpool fans and Liverpool owners will be desperately sad about, because they might just have something else up their sleeve.”FSG’s party trick will be keeping Slot Asked whether Liverpool could indeed have ‘something up their sleeve’ in terms of an Alonso alternative, journalist Mark Ogden followed on from Nicol’s comments in predicting that FSG’s party trick will actually be to keep Slot and hope things turn back around at Anfield.“Have Liverpool got anything up their sleeve?