The possible boost for Liverpool as Bayern Munich contact an alternative to Xabi Alonso

Bayern Munich director Max Eberl has reportedly sounded out Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi as a prospective alternative to succeed Thomas Tuchel next season in case the club cannot secure Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen.

Alonso is also a strong candidate to take over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool this summer, so Reds fans will no doubt be intrigued to see that Bayern seem to be exploring De Zerbi as an option as well, as it perhaps suggests they’re not entirely confident they’ll be able to lure the Spanish tactician to the Allianz Arena.

Alonso and De Zerbi have both done incredibly impressive things with their present clubs, so it’s easy to see why a top club like Bayern would have an interest in both.

Tuchel has struggled at Bayern this season, and he recently declared he’d be leaving his job at the end of this current campaign, so they’re in a similar scenario to Liverpool as they need to start looking for potential replacements now.

It will be curious to see how this tale works out, as De Zerbi and Alonso will probably both be on the move to bigger teams before too long, but it’s not yet apparent where they’ll both finish up.

It may be that De Zerbi is now an increasingly likely choice for Bayern, which might mean Alonso moves to Liverpool, but it’s also very feasible that it might be the other way around.

Barcelona are another name to consider in all this, as Xavi has also announced that he’ll be leaving his job at the Nou Camp in the summer, so if they also decide they want De Zerbi, that could make this whole tale very intriguing.