On Monday evening, Sky Sports announced that they had some “big news for Liverpool fans” regarding Xabi Alonso for their audience.

Although the manager of Bayer Leverkusen is the apparent favorite to succeed Jurgen Klopp as manager of Liverpool in the summer, it is possible that the Reds will be beaten to the start of the competition.

In the course of their hunt for a successor to Thomas Tuchel, who will be stepping down at the conclusion of this season, Bayern Munich ‘have initiated negotiations’ with the 42-year-old, according to the news that was conveyed by the broadcaster this evening from their colleagues in Germany.

In addition, it was stated that the Bavarian giants have “received a positive signal from Alonso during initial talks.”

The Spaniard is expected to cost between €15 million (£12.8 million) and €25 million (£21.4 million) in order to entice him away from the BayArena. This is very concerning.

When the Sky presenter was speaking live on air as the stories were reaching them, they termed it as “big news for Liverpool fans.” Taking into consideration the credibility of the source, this is not an exaggeration.

This seems to be the clearest hint yet as to what the next move will be for the manager of Leverkusen, and if the Reds were to miss out on their former midfielder, it would be a hammer blow in the quest of a successor for Jurgen Klopp.

However, FSG must continue their efforts to entice Alonso and be prepared to strike in the event that the negotiations with Bayern Munich encounter an obstacle that cannot be overcome.