Liverpool fans name ideal alternative to Xabi Alonso as former favourite closes in on Chelsea
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Liverpool fans are not happy with Arne Slot, though there is an expectation that Xabi Alonso may not join the club.Despite being mooted for an Anfield return for a while now, Alonso could join Chelsea, who are on the lookout for a new manager for the second time this season.In turn, Rousing The Kop asked fans to vote on who they would like to see replace Slot instead of the Spaniard, and Luis Enrique dominated. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Paul Ellis/AFP Liverpool fans heavily in favour of Luis Enrique becoming managerUsing our TalkingPoints platform, Rousing The Kop asked fans who should come in if Alonso moves to Stamford Bridge.We gave Enrique, Andoni Iraola, Steven Gerrard, Oliver Glasner and ‘other’ as voting options.Despite calls for Gerrard to become interim manager earlier this season, he currently has just over 10% of the vote.Glasner was voted for just over 3% of the time, ‘other’ got over 4%, while Iraola was the clear second favourite, taking 30% of the vote.Enrique got more votes than all of those options combined, however, winning the poll with 51.54%.Will Luis Enrique leave PSG?Currently, the Spaniard is in the hunt for his second Champions League title in two years in Paris.Despite dominating in France, questions over Enrique signing a new contract have been raised this year, but Fabrizio Romano clarified the situation back in January.He said: “I wanted to clarify something.
The stories from the international press coming about Luis Enrique rejecting a new contract at Paris Saint Germain, from what I heard, are not true. PSG are in a very good relationship with Luis Enrique, he is involved in everything.“PSG are fully focused on their project with Luis Enrique.
Today he said in a press conference the press is full of fake news around PSG just to create problems in the environment, but that’s not the reality. Enrique keeps discussing with PSG, the atmosphere is very good between them and at the moment the situation is completely quiet with a full focus on the present.Nearly five months on, he is yet to sign a new contract with PSG, but reports in the last week suggest he could be close to penning fresh terms.Should that happen, it seems unlikely Liverpool would be able to make a move anytime in the next year.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox