As Xabi Alonso is given three matches to save his managerial job at Real Madrid amid a journalist\u2019s claim about eventually taking charge of Liverpool in two years\u2019 time, Jurgen Klopp\u2019s stance on becoming the new manager at Estadio Bernabeu has come to light.<\/p>\n
Alonso is still the Real Madrid<\/a> manager despite the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Bernabeu in the Champions League in midweek. The performance of the team, combined with the players\u2019 attitude towards Alonso, stopped Madrid president Florentino Perez from welding the axe, but the former Liverpool<\/a> midfielder is now out of the woods yet.<\/p>\n According to AS<\/a>, a Real Madrid-leaning Spanish publication, \u2018the real decision window\u2019 on the future of Alonso will come after the next three games.<\/p>\n Madrid will take on Alaves away from home in LaLiga on Sunday before facing Talavera in the Copa del Rey last-32 next Wednesday.<\/p>\n Los Blancos will lock horns with Sevilla at the Bernabeu in LaLiga on December 20, before a mid-season winter break.<\/p>\n Jurgen Klopp stance on becoming Real Madrid manager<\/p>\n According to Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg on X<\/a>, Madrid have made former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp<\/a> a managerial target should they decide to get rid of Alonso.<\/p>\n Klopp, who stepped down as the Liverpool manager at the end of the 2023\/24 campaign, has been working as the Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull GmbH\u00a0since January 2025.<\/p>\n According to Oliver Mintzlaff, who is the CEO of Corporate Projects and New Investments of Red Bull GmbH, Klopp has no immediate plans to step back into football management.<\/p>\n The Athletic\u2019s German football correspondent, Seb Stafford-Bloor<\/a>, has quoted Mintzlaff as saying when asked about Madrid and Klopp rumours: \u201cJurgen has made it clear that he doesn\u2019t want to be a coach at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether that changes at some point in his life, of course, is possible.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I can see how passionate he is about this job, how many ideas he has, and how much he wants to develop further.<\/p>\n \u201cTherefore, I\u2019m completely relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso to Liverpool timeline mooted<\/p>\n Alonso<\/a> turned down the chance to replace Klopp at Liverpool and stayed at Bayer Leverkusen, before stepping down at the German club to become the new Madrid manager at the end of last season.<\/p>\n French journalist Juliens Laurens does not envisage Alonso replacing Arne Slot at Anfield right now, but he believes that it could become a reality in two years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n Laurens said on ESPN FC<\/a> when asked if Liverpool will replace Slot with Alonso: \u201cNot now, I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they will give Slot more time to turn things around, once the Mo Salah issue has been resolved, whatever that is, I think they still believe that Slot can turn things around. I don\u2019t think right now they\u2019re thinking about changes anywhere.<\/p>\n Laurens added: \u201cMaybe in two years\u2019 time. I still think Xabi Alonso will be a Liverpool head coach\/manager, but I don\u2019t think right now if he gets sacked they will move straight in for him.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT\u00a0\ud83d\udd34 \u2018Dynamic\u2019 Arsenal star underlines Real Madrid \u2018mistake\u2019 amid Xabi Alonso sack \u2018crisis\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Real Madrid face Chelsea competition for Dayot Upamecano<\/p>\n Sources have told TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer correspondent, Graeme Bailey, that Real Madrid are facing competition from Chelsea for Dayot Upamecano<\/a>.<\/p>\n Having decided to abandon their pursuit of Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, Madrid have now focused on bringing Upamecano to Estadio Bernabeu.<\/p>\n Upamecano is out of contract at Bayern Munich at the end of the season, and Los Blancos\u2019 plan is to secure his services on a free transfer next summer.<\/p>\n However, we understand that Chelsea<\/a> have now joined the race for Upamecano, and so have Manchester City.<\/p>\n There is interest in Upamecano from Liverpool as well, with the defending Premier League champions keen on bringing in a new centre-back in 2026.<\/p>\n Sources have indicated that, while signing a new deal with Bayern<\/a> is by far the most likely scenario at this point, clubs such as Chelsea, Man City, Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona are not giving up on the prospect of securing the services of the France international centre-back.<\/p>\n Man City stance on selling Erling Haaland to Real Madrid<\/p>\n Our transfer insider, Dean Jones, has reported that Man City are not planning to sell Erling Haaland<\/a> to Madrid, should Los Blancos come calling.<\/p>\n We understand that Madrid are keen on signing a new centre-forward in 2026, with Haaland a player that the Spanish powerhouse like.<\/p>\n However, with Haaland under contract at Man City<\/a> until 2034, the Premier League club are under no pressure to sell the Norway international striker.<\/p>\n We can also understand that Man City are convinced that Haaland is not looking to make the switch to the Bernabeu right now.<\/p>\n Double Real Madrid exit<\/p>\n