Bayern Munich open talks with Xabi Alonso but there is still hope for Liverpool

Xabi Alonso is unlikely to accept the Bayern Munich head coach job before speaking to Liverpool, according to a German football expert.

The Spaniard is in high demand after leading Bayer Leverkusen to the cusp of their first Bundesliga title.

Leverkusen have a ten-point lead at the top of the table with ten games left and look set to end Bayern's 11-time title dominance.

Alonso's heroic acts have caused the top flight of European football to closely monitor his availability with Bayern and Liverpool Both are preparing for a leadership change at the end of the season.

Reports in the UK and Germany claim that Bayern have already done so. opened talks with Alonso Despite the fact that the Bavarian club is still considered part of the title race with Leverkusen.

Although the 33-time Bundesliga champions have taken the first step in their attempts to lure Alonso to the Allianz Arena, journalist Constantin Eckner says the Spaniard is unlikely to agree to the move before first speaking to Liverpool.

“I can confirm that they (Bayern) have started talks with him and his management,” Eckner told talkSPORT. “It all started immediately after Bayern announced that Thomas Tuchel He would leave the club at the end of the season.

“There is a gentlemen's agreement between Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso that if he has the opportunity to go to an important club, then he will be able to start negotiations.

“Bayer Leverkusen are still in the fight because his contract lasts a few more years and he has a release clause in his contract, but it can only be activated in 2025, so Leverkusen can receive a big compensation if he leaves.

“I don't think I'll say yes (to Bayern) before talking to Liverpool, however I think Bayern are in a great position at the moment.

“He knows Bayern like he knows Liverpool, he played for them and was in the starting eleven until he retired.”

The option of staying in Germany with Bayern rather than heading to Merseyside has been touted as possibly the smarter choice of the two.

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Eckner believes that replacing the hugely popular and successful Klopp could weigh heavily on Alonso's shoulders at such an early stage in his promising coaching career.

“Bayern are a bit down at the moment, structurally they are still a great club, but succeeding Thomas Tuchel could be easier than being the successor of Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, he added.

“These are shoes to fill and I don't even know if Xabi Alonso feels ready for it. “Jurgen Klopp, nine years at Anfield, his successor is doomed to failure.”