Xabi Alonso hints at Liverpool return with Arne Slot under pressure to avoid being sacked

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Xabi Alonso has opened the door to managing Liverpool if Arne Slot is sacked. 14:42, Tue, Dec 9, 2025 Updated: 14:46, Tue, Dec 9, 2025 Xabi Alonso has opened the door to managing Liverpool if Arne Slot leaves (Image: Federico Titone/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Xabi Alonso has left the door open for a potential Liverpool return after admitting he would relish a comeback to the Premier League and recognising his connection with his former side.

With veteran players questioning his methods, Alonso is already fighting to maintain his standing at Real Madrid. Read our Privacy PolicyAlonso departed Liverpool as a player in 2009 but was heavily linked with the manager's job when Jurgen Klopp stepped aside in 2024, though he eventually opted to stay with Bayer Leverkusen.Nevertheless, with Arne Slot now also under the microscope following a disappointing period, Alonso confirmed his appetite for Premier League management in the future."Of course there is a bond with my former club, but for now this is my place," Alonso said.

"In the future, you never know what might happen."Alonso was also quizzed about Mohamed Salah's bombshell interview on Saturday evening after Liverpool's game against Leeds United, where the Egyptian claimed the club was 'throwing him under the bus' and teased a potential January exit.Salah has been left out of the Champions League squad for Liverpool's upcoming clash with Inter Milan, but Alonso remained coy when pressed on the matter.Liverpool's current boss is under intense pressure to turn things around (Image: Getty)"This decision has been made in Liverpool, I'm sure we're missing many details of what is going on. I don't need to say anything about it," he declared.Such questions may have offered Alonso some relief from the relentless grilling about his own future and his rapport with both the hierarchy and squad.Alonso was at his most forthright when asked whether he felt supported by his players, delivering a simple "yes".On his conversations with Real Madrid supremo Florentino Perez and the board, he remarked: "Communication is constant, we have unity, we are all together in this, I have a good relationship with them."