My focus is on Leverkusen - Xabi Alonso plays down Liverpool managerial link

Alonso played over 200 times for the Reds between 2004 and 2009, winning the Champions League and the FA Cup before joining Real Madrid.

FORMER RED: Leverkusen's head coach Xabi Alonso is a contender to take over at Liverpool. Pic: Harry Langer, AP

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso is not thinking about the possibility of becoming the next Liverpool manager, insisting he is in the “right place” in Germany.

The former Reds midfielder is one of the early frontrunners to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield after the German’s bombshell announcement on Friday that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season.