Report: Xabi Alonso to Liverpool will happen, only one reason it isn't done yet

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Liverpool’s admiration for Xabi Alonso is real, as is the prospect of seeing him replace Arne Slot this summer. The Spaniard has been enjoying some time off after his Real Madrid exit earlier this season, but German media claim he’s now ready to step into the Liverpool job.

Just how bad do you want Arne Slot gone? 😬 Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images A switch that would have already happened if not for Alonso’s unwillingness to take over at Anfield mid-season. Xabi Alonso is ready to join Liverpool in the summer, not before BILD reporter Axel Hesse has long been a reliable source for Alonso news since his days at Leverkusen.

He says Slot will be gone ‘no later than the summer’ after a tenth league defeat of the season, with his preferred successor Alonso waiting in the wings. Once the season ends, he’s ‘ready for Liverpool’.