Xabi Alonso could be about to make a big mistake - but he doesn't have much choice

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Liverpool fans have an affinity with Xabi Alonso but he could end up elsewhere in the Premier League this summer — as much as anything, because his other choices are so limitedXabi Alonso during a Real Madrid press conference.(Image: Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)When Xabi Alonso moved into coaching, he was in no rush. He did a year longer in the Bundesliga than many imagined he would, and then chose Real Madrid.That, of course, did not go to plan, but amid the chaos that is unfolding at the Bernabeu at the moment, there is context there.

They are scars, and it might harm your managerial career."Former Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso.(Image: Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)It is a fair point, and there would be a chance that going to Chelsea could backfire spectacularly, but there is a flip side too. Given Serie A is not at the level that it once was and the Portuguese top division is some way behind, that leaves the Premier League as the obvious next destination.If Liverpool isn't set to have an opening and Alonso isn't going to be in the running at Manchester United, who might just stick with Michael Carrick anyway, there are not loads of other options that remain.Pep Guardiola might leave Manchester City and Alonso has been touted as a candidate there, but Enzo Maresca appears to be the favorite.

Maresca, if Guardiola does leave, might become the latest this summer.And with the Premier League now so much richer than every other league around Europe, having eaten up all the best players and the attention from elsewhere, it is a pattern that is likely to continue.As Alonso plots his next move, it might be something he has to consider. It might, though, be the only one if he isn't prepared to wait.