
Liverpool might be made to wait even longer to appoint Xabi Alonso as manager, with the Bayer Leverkusen coach reportedly ready to move to Real Madrid in 2025.
Alonso was the overwhelming favourite to take over from Jurgen Klopp in the summer after the German announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season, but the former Liverpool midfielder has pledged his short-term future to Leverkusen.