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264 Xabi Alonso has been the name on Liverpool fans’ minds over the past month.
Indeed, the Spaniard has been at the centre of non-stop speculation after Jurgen Klopp announced he was leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.
The Bayer Leverkusen manager is being constantly linked with a move to Anfield, but how does the man himself feel about this situation?
Speaking on The Debrief, Ben Jacobs has shared some insight into how Alonso has reacted to Klopp leaving Liverpool, and he says that the Spaniard was as surprised as anyone by this news.
Xabi Alonso shocked by Jurgen Klopp leaving
Jacobs shared what he knows about the Spaniard.
“When Alonso learnt there was a Liverpool vacancy, my understanding is that his surprise was genuine. This wasn’t some covert game of focusing on Leverkusen and then walking into Liverpool. He was as shocked as everyone about the vacancy, which tells you he did not know it was a possibility until Klopp revealed his news.
Shocking
Klopp leaving Liverpool was genuinely one of the best kept secrets in world football.
It’s very rare for a story like this to be kept under wraps these days, but somehow, Liverpool managed to keep absolutely everybody in the dark.
There were no hints, no leaks and no reports before the official news broke, and that left everyone in the footballing world shocked, even Alonso.
Alonso will have had to collect his thoughts quickly after Klopp decided he was leaving, knowing the media storm that was about to ensue, but he’s handled it brilliantly with his Leverkusen team remaining unbeaten through this time.
Whether or not Alonso does end up replacing Klopp at Liverpool remains to be seen.
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