Liverpool warned why appointing Xabi Alonso to replace Arne Slot may be a bad move

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Xabi Alonso continues to be linked with Liverpool, but Stephen Warnock thinks ‘nostalgia’, not ability, is the reason fans want the Spaniard back.At present, the Reds have no plans to sack Arne Slot despite the 2-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers seeing them slip down to sixth in the Premier League table.Slot’s uncertain future beyond the summer does, however, mean Alonso continues to be mooted, but Warnock fears it is not ‘the right decision’. If Gakpo and Salah aren’t to blame for their poor form, then who is? 🤔 Slot was quick to move any blame away from Gakpo after being asked about one goal in nine games…Credit: Molly Darlington/Getty Images Stephen Warnock not sure Xabi Alonso right manager to replace Arne SlotThe former Liverpool ace was asked about the Spanish coach coming in to replace Slot when speaking to the BBC.He said: “I’m not too sure whether that’s the right decision – that’s more of a nostalgia thing where people want that romance.”“At Real Madrid the football wasn’t fantastic, but he had a very difficult changing room and tried to change the culture.”Alonso has been out of work since leaving Los Blancos, and while Warnock is not sold on the former Bundesliga winner, Fabrizio Romano has said previously that he will ‘for sure’ be a candidate for Liverpool if and when Slot departs.When that day comes, it will be the second time the 44-year-old will have been approached by the Reds.

Will Xabi Alonso be Liverpool manager by the start of the 2026/27 season? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Alberto Gardin/NurPhoto Why Xabi Alonso rejected Liverpool in 2024Jurgen Klopp’s nine-year stint on Merseyside came to an end at the end of the 2023/24 campaign.Before settling on Slot, FSG actually made contact with Alonso about the role when he was still impressing in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.He spoke out about the potential move in June 2024, and said: “All these decisions, they need to be thorough.

For sure, my bond with Liverpool is there and it’s still there. So there’s no, any kind of issue with that.”Alonso’s decision made some sense at the time, given how much success he was having in Germany, but now that he is out of work, his stance may well have changed.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox