Jurgen Klopp could ‘block’ Xabi Alonso from joining Liverpool as reason revealed

It has been suggested that Jurgen Klopp might unintentionally prevent Xabi Alonso from joining Liverpool.

Alonso, a former Liverpool player, has been heavily predicted to take over at Anfield in the summer after Klopp stated he would be leaving the team at the end of the current campaign.

Alonso is now in charge of Bayer Leverkusen, who have won every game this season across all competitions and are 10 points ahead of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.

However, Liverpool might have to fight for the services of the Spaniard because Thomas Tuchel is also expected to depart Bayern at the end of the current campaign.

Reporter Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports Germany asserted on Monday that Bayern and Alonso have already had fruitful talks.

The 42-year-old is said to prefer playing for Germany because he believes it would be too risky to continue as Klopp did at Liverpool.

Plettenberg stated to the newspaper: “Bayern is aware that if he relocates, it will be to Bayern rather than Liverpool.

“Alonso claims that it’s challenging to follow Liverpool and the Klopp heritage. It’s possible to lose more than win.”

In his nine and a half years on Merseyside, Klopp has won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, two League Cups, and a Club World Cup.

Meanwhile, Bayern’s season is collapsing, with the Bavarian powerhouses’ whole campaign largely dependent on their Champions League matchup with Lazio on Tuesday night.

Alonso’s contract with Leverkusen had a fixed clause that could pay Bayern anything from £13 million to £21 million if he were to leave.

The ultimate price depends on how many trophies they take home this season—a Bundesliga, German Cup, and Europa League treble is still in the cards.

On Thursday, Leverkusen will take on Qarabag in the last-16 stage of their Europa League campaign.

Next month, they will take on Fortuna Dusseldorf in the German Cup semifinals.