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47 Liverpool have identified Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso as their number one managerial target.
The Reds are set to lose Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season and they are looking at options to take over at Anfield.
Former Reds midfielder Alonso, who has taken Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen from relegation battle to the top of the league, is Liverpool’s preferred choice to succeed Klopp.
Liverpool get encouragement to appoint Alonso
And now, the Premier League club have received a major boost in their pursuit of the Spaniard.
German giants Bayern Munich, who were also targeting Alonso, have now shifted their focus on Italian manager Antonio Conte.
The Bavarians want Antonio Conte, according to Italian publication la Repubblica.
Despite not having a job since leaving Tottenham a year ago, the former Chelsea manager has a track record of winning trophies.
He has previously won league titles with Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Juventus. Though talks with the Italian, who left Tottenham bitterly, have not been smooth, Conte is still highly regarded and was supposedly called by Bayern a few months ago.
Xabi Alonso to Liverpool?Thomas Tuchel is set to leave the Munich club at the end of the season and they want a new manager who can take charge of the club.
Conte could help Liverpool appoint Alonso
Conte would have the opportunity to rule over another significant European league if he moved to Germany.
Additionally, he would get to reunite Harry Kane and Eric Dier again; both of them transferred to Bayern during the past year. Kane flourished when he was coached by Conte.
In that case, Liverpool could be able to pursue Alonso with unparalleled intensity.
A number of elite European clubs could be looking for a new manager in the summer. Liverpool and Bayern are both losing their managers.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has an uncertain future at Old Trafford and he could be on the move as well.
Eredivisie giants Ajax are also looking for a new manager they could target their former boss ten Hag or Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders.

