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Xabi Alonso has refused to discuss ongoing speculation linking him with upcoming summer vacancies at former clubs Liverpool and Bayern Munich.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 42-year-old has become one of Europe\u2019s top-rated emerging coaches since taking over at Leverkusen towards the end of 2022. It is only natural for the likes of Liverpool and Bayern to take an interest in his services when both will soon be in need of a new manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe you have questions about my future. I have nothing new to say about that. I wanted to say that in advance. Right now, I\u2019m the coach here, that\u2019s for sure. For the future I have nothing new to say, we\u2019ll see,\u201d Alonso said as he addressed media in Germany for the first time since Bayern announced Thomas Tuchel will be\u00a0leaving the club at the season\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n

While Liverpool\u2019s priority is the\u00a0appointment of a new sporting director\u00a0following the departure of short-term hire Jorg Schmadtke at the end of January, Alonso features on a shortlist already drawn up by the Anfield hierarchy\u00a0alongside the likes of Roberto De Zerbi and Ange Postecoglou.<\/p>\n

According to reports,\u00a0Bayern had their eye on Alonso, who represented the club at the very end of his playing career, even before deciding to pull the plug on Tuchel\u2019s short reign in Bavaria.<\/p>\n

Alonso would obviously be a popular choice with\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0fans. He won an unexpected Champions League title in his first season as a player there and was part of the side that ran Manchester United all the way in the 2008\/09 Premier League title race. His son was even born in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

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But Alonso has obvious ties to Germany too. Notwithstanding his past with\u00a0Bayern, moving to Munich from Leverkusen would arguably be less of an upheaval than heading back to England.<\/p>\n

The immediate focus, as he pointed out, is the remainder of this season. Leverkusen have earned the cruel nickname \u2018Neverkusen\u2019 over the years given their ability to fall at the last hurdle, as evidenced in runner-up finishes in the Bundesliga on five occasions in the last 30 years without ever winning it.<\/p>\n

The 2001\/02 season was particularly painful in that respect, with an iconic Leverkusen generation in with a chance of a treble, only to finish second in the Bundesliga and lose both the DFB Pokal final and the Champions League final to end the campaign with nothing.<\/p>\n

Alonso will be hoping to finally shed that tag, with a commanding eight-point lead with 12 games left in the current league table over Bayern, who have won every title since 2012.<\/p>\n

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