{"id":72715,"date":"2025-12-10T09:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=72715"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:16:52","slug":"xabi-alonso-responds-to-liverpool-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/xabi-alonso-responds-to-liverpool-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso Responds To Liverpool Links As Pressure Mounts At Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Under-pressure Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has responded to reports linking him with the Liverpool job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Xabi Alonso Responds to Liverpool Links<\/h2>\n<p>Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has responded to reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/xabi-alonso-liverpool-real-madrid\/\">linking him with Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid talks of Arne Slot&#8217;s potential departure from Anfield, with the Dutchman currently topping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-sack-race-betting-odds-2025-2026\/\">Premier League sack race odds<\/a> market after a poor run of results.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions. Most recently, they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 against relegation-threatened Leeds on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Their visit to Elland Road saw Mohamed Salah benched for a third successive match, and following the full-time whistle, he told the media that the club had &#8216;thrown him under the bus&#8217;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20607\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186635676-560x399.jpg\" alt=\"Transfer Roundup\" width=\"560\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186635676-560x399.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186635676-924x658.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186635676-350x249.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186635676-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2186635676.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liverpool star Mohamed Salah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/mohamed-salah-liverpool-training-squad-inter-milan-champions-league\/\">Salah will miss Inter vs Liverpool<\/a> in the Champions League on Tuesday night after his comments, with the Egyptian now heavily linked with a January move away from Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Reds suffer defeat at the San Siro, Anfield chiefs may opt to part ways with Slot.<\/p>\n<p>Like Slot, Alonso is under immense pressure at the Santiago Bernabeu as things stand.<\/p>\n<p>He has led his side to just two victories in their last seven matches across all competitions, and their shock 2-0 defeat by Celta on Sunday saw Barcelona move four points clear at the top.<\/p>\n<p>They host Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, where a loss could spell the end of his short tenure. To make matters worse, Alonso may be without Kylian Mbappe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/real-madrid-vs-manchester-city-kylian-mbappe-injury\/\">Mbappe suffered an injury<\/a> against Celta Vigo and is a doubt for City&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the clash, the Los Blancos coach faced the media in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he was open to a return to the England, Alonso said: <em>&#8220;For sure, there&#8217;s a bond with English clubs and my former club. But at the moment this is my place, this is where I want to be. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In the future, you never know what will happen.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Xabi Alonso on Liverpool job: \u201cThere\u2019s<br \/>\na bond with Liverpool. I\u2019m in the place where I want to be [Real Madrid], you never know what will happen in the future\u201d.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeanymanSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeanymanSports<\/a> \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thsQV0nQ8h\">pic.twitter.com\/thsQV0nQ8h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1998388517395710040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Could Alonso Join Liverpool?<\/h2>\n<p>Should both Alonso and Slot be dismissed from their respective roles in the coming weeks or months, it is entirely possible that the former opts to make his long-awaited return to Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard previously admitted that he had &#8216;dreamt&#8217; of managing Liverpool one day.<\/p>\n<p>That dream could soon become a reality, with Zinedine Zidane currently being touted as a potential replacement for Alonso, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-real-madrid-manager-betting-odds\/\">next Real Madrid manager odds<\/a> market.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Alonso isn&#8217;t currently favoured to become the next Reds boss.<\/p>\n<p>Should Slot be sacked, Jurgen Klopp is seen as the favourite to make a sensational return.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-liverpool-manager-betting-odds\/\">next Liverpool manager odds<\/a> market, which has the German at around 5\/2 to rejoin the Merseyside outfit, while Alonso is rated as the fourth favourite at 7\/1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under-pressure Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has responded to reports linking him with the Liverpool job. 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