Manchester City dodali Xabi Alonsa na listu potencijalnih menadžera
As they prepare for life after Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have added a Liverpool target to their manager shortlist. According to Diario AS, Man City are one of the teams considering Xabi Alonso. Liverpool were interested in appointing the Bayer Leverkusen manager this season, but he finally chose to stay with his team. Since Jurgen Klopp announced his decision to quit the Liverpool job at the end of the season, the Reds have been busy looking for his successor. Alonso was one of the managers they were seriously looking to appoint but the former Liverpool midfielder decided to stay with the Bundesliga club. Since then, Alonso has won the Bundesliga—Leverkusen’s first—which has only helped to further solidify his already stellar reputation. Clubs are already lined up for his signature, so there will most likely be a race for it next year. Liverpool and Bayern Munich may make a move for him next year if things don’t work out at both the clubs. They have been joined by Real Madrid in the chase to appoint Alonso. However, Man City are the most interesting name in the list of clubs chasing the Leverkusen manager. There is currently no assurance that Pep Guardiola will sign a new contract; his current one has one year left on it. Therefore, Man City have to be looking for possible alternatives, and Alonso is actually the best one available. More than any manager in recent memory, the Spaniard is in high demand. It’s long been stated that his professional goal was to manage one of his former teams; he most likely didn’t anticipate having all three call him at once, though. However, Man City surely have the pulling power. Of course, that relies on Alonso himself as to whether it’s sufficient to surpass what the others possess.
Kako se pripremaju za život nakon Pepa Guardiole, Manchester City je dodao Xabija Alonsa na svoju listu potencijalnih menadžera. Prema Diario AS, Man City je jedan od timova koji razmatraju Xabi Alonsa. Liverpool je bio zainteresovan za postavljanje menadžera Bayer Leverkusena ove sezone, ali je on naposljetku odlučio ostati sa svojim timom. Otkako je Jurgen Klopp najavio svoju odluku da napusti posao u Liverpoolu na kraju sezone, Crveni su bili zauzeti traženjem njegovog nasljednika. Alonso je bio jedan od menadžera koje su ozbiljno razmatrali za postavljanje, ali je bivši vezni igrač Liverpoola odlučio ostati sa Bundesligom klubom. Od tada, Alonso je osvojio Bundesligu – prvu za Leverkusen – što je samo pomoglo da dodatno učvrsti već sjajnu reputaciju. Klubovi već čekaju da se potpiše za njegov potpis, pa će vjerovatno biti trka za to iduće godine. Liverpool i Bayern München bi mogli pokušati da ga angažuju iduće godine ako stvari ne funkcionišu u oba kluba. Real Madrid im se pridružio u trci za postavljanje Alonsa. Međutim, Man City je najinteresantnije ime na listi klubova koji jure menadžera Leverkusena. Trenutno nema garancije da će Pep Guardiola potpisati novi ugovor; njegov trenutni ima još godinu dana preostalo. Stoga, Man City mora tražiti moguće alternative, a Alonso je zapravo najbolji dostupan. Više nego bilo koji menadžer u skorijoj prošlosti, Španac je visoko tražen. Dugo se govorilo da je njegov profesionalni cilj bio da upravlja jednim od svojih bivših timova; vjerovatno nije anticipirao da će sva tri tima pozvati istovremeno, doduše. Međutim, Man City svakako ima privlačnu moć. Naravno, to ovisi o Samom Alonsu da li je dovoljno da nadmaši ono što drugi posjeduju.
