Liverpool have not secured a pre-agreement with Xabi Alonso to take over from Arne Slot for the 2026/27 season.
That’s the verdict from TEAMtalk, though it remains to be seen just how patient the club’s hierarchy will remain should the Reds fail to secure Champions League football.
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The Merseyside giants currently sit outside of the top five spots that are, for the time being, expected to yield involvement in Europe’s premier competition next term.
Xabi Alonso is not in line to replace Arne Slot
We know Alonso remains an appreciated quantity at Anfield, owing in no small part to his remarkable achievements at Bayer Leverkusen.
In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find many in the game who feel that a short-lived stint at Real Madrid has harmed his stock in football to any significant degree.
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That said, reports around Liverpool indicate that FSG are keen to stick with their current man, Arne Slot, even beyond the current campaign.
Indeed, David Ornstein already noted that: “The hierarchy are determined that he is the man to get things right.
“If they were looking at a recruitment process for coaches, he’s said to be the exact profile that they would be looking at, and that there’s not people on the market that they think better suit what they’re looking for, and they’re happy with him.”
Of course, all this comes with the caveat that there needs to be a clear improvement in Liverpool’s current situation.
Could Liverpool be forced to sack Slot?
If Liverpool should fall out of the Champions League and fail to lift silverware this term, it would be naive to suggest Slot’s future at the club won’t face any serious scrutiny.
To further that point, it’s very much the case that Liverpool tend to more closely guard any major secrets these days.
So any plans, or any contact with Xabi Alonso and his entourage, is sure to be kept well under wraps right up until the moment FSG choose to take drastic action.
Arne Slot is under pressure; he has to show improvement – he has to bring the joy back to the fans.
Failing that, Liverpool could very well end up turning to one of their favoured sons to bring the good times back to Anfield.
Arne Slott has destroyed everything Jurgen Klopp built at Liverpool and the Legendary managers before Klopp. His foot is slow, boring, possession based Dutch Rubbish. Liverpool are renowned for there attacking history and Slotts football bores the life out of you. Nice man he is, he doesn’t have the capabilities to manage Liverpool. Tell me a Dutch manager who has succeeded in the Premier League ? There history is not suited.
He destroyed the quick-press football that Klopp instilled into the team. Anfield was a fortress that no away team wanted to play in…now that’s not the case!
It’s time Slotball was gone…sorry, but we’re going backwards under him!!
We are so predictable,we used to be feared by the likes of city, Arsenal etc now we play against them they probably take bets on how bad we are going to play,his style doesn’t work for Liverpool,all that slow build up play doesn’t work in the premier league.
All these journalists who keep saying oh give him time he’s had enough time.
It’s time to bring in someone who will play our style of football not that crap slot keeps putting out.
I agree with you 💯 brother
Totally agree, Slot must go. It was Klopp’s heart in our Prem title with Slot by the team he left after he went. And can we stop selling our best players when we get them, too?
Too true man i never ever fell asleep watching my beloved liverpool, slot sends me to sleep, please get rid now bring in gerrard for the remainder and dont let chiesa leave.
Thats right, there have been no good manager from netherlands. I dont. Know why..
Slott hasn’t destroyed Klopps legacy Edwards and Hughes are buying , selling and pulling tfe strings. Thee was no love lost between Klopp and Edwards and when FSG took Edwards to their top table to change the structure thee was no room for our best manager of recent years and now his legacy is destroyed. This is the beginning of the end. Stop Believing Start Doubting is the new mantra the opposite of Klopps fist message to us all😫
Why will Luis Enrique come to Liverpool especially if we do not qualify for ucl next season? Psg is backed by wealthy owners, he will slot in nicely to replace pep at man city. Alonso is different as he has the Liverpool connection as a former player. Liverpool needs a serious morale boost for their players and who better than Alonso can bring this back to anfield? He won almost everything as a player and even went undefeated in his managerial Bundesliga triumph season. Stop playing around with Liverpool’s future. If the team doesn’t play well and constantly misses ucl, fsg will sell and walk away very soon.
If we do not qualify for Champions League next season, Slot has to go. I cannot see us winning the Champions League, Bayern Munich are my favourites and we will finish outside of the top 5 in the League. So Slot should be doomed.
Klopp did rising stars To Real stars. This slöt guy is ruin every one. Get rid of him. He is so stupid, complaining about low blockss, I mean what did he expect? Every team To play open at Anfield.? This is some kind of joke that he still is around.. Idont know what happened To Wirtz. Maybe Slot happened. Look at Ryan Cherki. Who is another young playmaker.. He is thriving under Guardiola
Under slot Liverpool is so boring to watch, I even started boycotting by not wearing my Liverpool shirts until they fire slot we will not go forward with slot and the fact that he don’t make use of our local lads makes me sick cause that is your fire power in the Premier league
On the pitch, Slot is totally to blame. This slow, boring predictable possession-based football is a Dutch thing, not the premier league. I bet if you work out the amount of passes our defence have played between one another compared to everyone else, wed be top of the league. 6 passes to and from keeper and then hoof it up, absolute crap, primarily down to this stupid 4-2-3-1, IT DOES NOT WORK. Given we have lost a lot of pace, the midfield is constantly wide open to the counterattack. I honestly believe the players do not like this style nor believe in him. VVD and Konate have been disgraceful this season as to Salah and Gakpo. HOWEVER, off the pitch regarding player recruitment, Edwards and Hughes have a lot to account for. I will be fair, most incomings I like, the only problem was ISAK, a luxury player we could ill afford at this time as we Sell Diaz – No replacement – Try for 3 months to get in Zuburmendi, then we spend 400m and no defensive midfielder. Semenya, Cherki and Guehi all linked with LFC went to City for 5 m less than we paid for ISAK. I believe we need Barcola, Diomande, Gibbs-White/Kees Smit, Anderson and Bastoni to put us in a position to challenge again because I have a real fear we are going to get further away from challenging. Regarding the owners, they have put their money where their mouth is and instead of watching it float down the drain and it will under this manager, they need to act and get Alonso in or even Potch after the word cup.
Klopp did rising stars To Real stars. This slöt guy is ruin every one. Get rid of him. He is so stupid, complaining about low blockss, I mean what did he expect? Every team To play open at Anfield.? This is some kind of joke that he still is around.. Idont know what happened To Wirtz. Maybe Slot happened. Look at Ryan Cherki. Who is another young playmaker.. He is thriving under Guardiola
My beloved Liverpool is a total failure under this manager needs fast passing football back