FSG had reportedly considered appointing Xabi Alonso for Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp left in 2024, but that stance has seemingly changed in the meantime.<\/p>\n
In recent months, the former Reds midfielder had been widely touted<\/a> for a return to Anfield as head coach amid growing pressure on Arne Slot, but as of Sunday morning he\u2019s now the manager of Chelsea.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON\u00a0APPLE<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0GOOGLE PLAY<\/a><\/p>\n When LFC were looking for a successor to Klopp two years ago, the Spaniard had seemed a leading candidate at a time when he was masterminding an unbeaten domestic double in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n FSG had considered appointing Alonso in 2024<\/p>\n Alonso opted to remain with the Bundesliga club<\/a> that year before leaving for Real Madrid in 2025, lasting just seven months at the Bernabeu before his swift dismissal in the first two weeks of January.<\/p>\n As reported by Sam Wallace for\u00a0The Telegraph<\/a> on Sunday,\u00a0\u2018FSG would have appointed Alonso post-J\u00fcrgen Klopp but that Alonso turned down Liverpool, and then waited another year for Real Madrid to become available, seems to have made a profound impression on FSG. They have, it is understood, made no plans to replace Slot this summer.\u2019<\/p>\n