On Friday, Xabi Alonso confirmed that he will remain as coach of Bayer Leverkusen for at least one more season. It comes after strong interest in the Basque coach from Liverpool and Bayern Munich, both of whom are currently in the process of searching for new managers.
Alonso has been a major target for both clubs, but now, others have to be considered. Liverpool are eyeing Sporting CP's Ruben Amorim, while Bayern have been linked with Roberto De Zerbi and, more recently, PSV Eindhoven's Peter Bosz and Aston Villa manager Unai Emery.
Bayern have a dream appointment in mind, second AS Diary – this is the former manager of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane. Zizou recently announced that he wants to return to management, having been out of the game since leaving Los Blancos for the second time in 2021, and officials at the Bavarian-based side would like him to join.
At this stage, it seems unlikely that Zidane will manage Bayern from this summer onwards, although it cannot be completely ruled out. Real Madrid I'm sure they'll be keeping a close eye on the Frenchman, though they have no plans to get him back anytime soon.
