Liverpool in huge blow, as Xabi Alonso has ‘given his word’ to Bayern Munich: report

Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso is set to pick Bayern Munich over the Merseysiders, in a huge blow to the Premier League giants.

Alonso played at Anfield for five years and is widely thought to be the first-choice option to succeed Jurgen Klopp in the dugout, when the German steps aside after nine years in the role this summer. The Spaniard is currently top of the Bundesliga, with Bayern Munich in second. 

But after finishing his playing career at the Allianz Arena, Alonso is said to now favour a move back to Bavaria to succeed Thomas Tuchel – who is leaving at the end of the season, too.

Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg has now claimed that Alonso has “given his word” that he would rather move across the Bundesliga than try and follow such a legendary figure as Klopp.