Manchester City have added a Liverpool target to THEIR OWN manager shortlist as they explore life beyond Pep Guardiola.
According to Diario AS, Manchester City is among the clubs interested in signing Xabi Alonso. The Bayer Leverkusen manager was a target for Liverpool this year, but he ultimately decided to stay with his team.
Alonso has since won the Bundesliga title, Leverkusen’s first, adding to his already impressive reputation. As a result, clubs are already lined up to sign him next season.
PEP HAD LIVERPOOL IN MIND WITH MASSIVE FA CUP MOAN!
Pep Guardiola slammed Manchester City’s rigorous fixture calendar following their FA Cup semi-final victory against Chelsea on Saturday.
The defending FA Cup holders faced the Blues on Saturday afternoon after being eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-finals on Wednesday night.
City lost to Real Madrid at home on penalty kicks, eliminating their aspirations of successive trebles, and any potential glory for this season is now limited to domestic titles.
Liverpool suffered a major blow in the Tosin Race.
Manchester United has been given a significant advantage in the race for Liverpool’s alleged centre-back target, Fulham star Tosin Adarabioyo.
Jason Wilcox, the Red Devils’ new technical director, spent 11 years at Manchester City, advancing from youth coach to under-18s manager before becoming academy director.
The former Blackburn Rovers winger moved to Southampton in 2023 to become director of football on the south coast.
TRENT’S TITLE VOW WHEN REDS GET BACK ON TRACK
Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes remain alive following their 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Trent Alexander-Arnold, the vice-captain, has come out fighting.
With the Reds level on points with league leaders Arsenal and one point ahead of Manchester City, who have a game in hand, Alexander-Arnold stated Liverpool’s clear goal: to win every remaining game.
AMORIM’S SPORTING CP CLOSES IN ON THE TITLE GLORY
Ruben Amorim, the hot candidate to become Liverpool’s next manager, is currently on the verge of winning the Portuguese title with Sporting CP.
Amorim’s league leaders defeated Vitoria SC 3-0 in the capital on Sunday night, moving a step closer to another championship.
Pedro Gonvalves began the scoring with a lovely strike on the half hour, followed by hot property. Viktor Gyokeres completed a stunning play to double the lead on the stroke of halftime. Gyokeres scored his second goal and Sporting’s third four minutes after the restart.
Sporting now leads Benfica by 10 points with four games to go, having played one more game than their bitter local rivals. They might win the championship as early as next weekend, when they travel to Porto.