Manchester City have made an annoying habit of frustrating the lives of Liverpool supporters in recent years, and they could do so again over the next 12 months.
The Premier League champions are willing to sign Xabi Alonso as their next manager if Pep Guardiola resigns at the end of next season, as previously suggested, according to Football Transfers.
A source said the Bayer Leverkusen boss is the only candidate being ‘seriously considered’ by Etihad Stadium chiefs and there is a unanimous view that the former Manchester United midfielder would be the perfect successor to his fellow Spaniard.
Of course, Liverpool were looking for the 42-year-old as a replacement for Jurgen Klopp earlier this year, after he reaffirmed his commitment to the current Bundesliga champions and Arne Slott was appointed at Anfield instead.
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For Liverpool fans, it will be a painful sight to accept if Alonso becomes the next Manchester City manager, especially after turning down a perfectly timed opportunity to take charge of the club he won the Champions League with in 2005.
The 42-year-old is loved in the red half of Merseyside, but that legacy could be seen as much less positive if he links up with one of our biggest rivals. Especially considering the criticism that continues to swirl around the Manchester club.
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The ongoing 115-count indictment for breaching the Premier League’s PSR regulations has cast a shadow over their tremendous on-field success under Guardiola, and the legal action they have taken against the English top flight has further tarnished their standing among many. . Soccer fans in this country.
If a subsequent investigation finds City guilty and some heavy punishment is carried out, some reports mention the possibility of them suffering a huge points deduction or even relegation.
If the latter happens, the manager on Alonso’s upward trajectory is unlikely to leave the stable surroundings of Leverkusen for a club reeling from the unprecedented scale of penalty kicks in English football.
Of course, there is no certainty that Guardiola will leave next year, and if the 53-year-old does, there is no certainty that his compatriot will want to take over at the Etihad. We can only hope that the former Anfield midfielder doesn’t risk tarnishing the Reds’ legacy by teaming up with a club that has caused us so much misery recently.
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