Why Xabi Alonso might be the wrong fit for Liverpool if Arne Slot walks

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Xabi Alonso continues to be linked with a return to Anfield, but Stephen Warnock feels that it’s more about nostalgia than the Spaniard’s credentials.For now, Arne Slot remains in place as Liverpool manager, even after the 2-1 defeat to Wolves dropped them down to sixth in the table. There are no immediate plans for a change.But with Slot’s long-term future still up in the air, Alonso keeps coming up in conversation.

Even so, Warnock has his doubts about whether bringing him back would be the right move.Stephen Warnock casts doubt over Xabi Alonso as the right fit to replace Arne SlotSpeaking to the BBC, Warnock was asked about the prospect of Alonso stepping in to take over from Slot.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 without a club since leaving Madrid. Despite Warnock’s reservations, Fabrizio Romano has previously stated that Alonso will “for sure” be considered by Liverpool if and when they part ways with Slot.If it happens, it won’t be the first time Liverpool have sounded him out for the role.Photo by Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesXabi Alonso turned down Liverpool job before Arne Slot was hiredJurgen Klopp’s nine-year stay at Liverpool ended after the 2023/24 season, with the club turning to Arne Slot as his successor.

For sure, my bond with Liverpool is there and it’s still there. So there’s no, any kind of issue with that.”His decision made sense at the time considering how well things were going for him in Germany.