Liverpool is back under the lights in Paris this week, with Arne Slot’s side facing a daunting Champions League knockout trip to the French capital as their season hangs in the balance. However, it seems Xabi Alonso may be in the city to watch his former side this week.
In the days leading up to the tie, social media latched onto the fact that Alonso was spotted in Paris, sparking inevitable whispers about a potential Anfield reunion somewhere down the line.
That noise has only grown louder because his wife, Nagore Aranburu, has already had to deal with the full force of Liverpool’s online fanbase in recent days.
Nagore was reportedly forced to turn off comments on her recent Instagram posts after being bombarded with pleas from Reds supporters urging her husband to take the Liverpool job.
However, judging from the Instagram post, the pair was just in the capital to enjoy a dinner and nothing more:
But the timing of Alonso’s presence in Paris is especially intriguing given the latest update from French journalist Romain Molina about Liverpool’s long-term plans.
Molina has claimed that Liverpool’s hierarchy have already concluded that the current project under Slot cannot continue indefinitely, with the club internally convinced for some time that Alonso is the ideal candidate to take over this squad.
Put together, you have a perfect storm: Liverpool playing a huge Champions League tie in Paris, their former midfield metronome in the same city, his wife silencing social media comments because of Reds fans, and a credible journalist insisting the club see him as the man for the future.
Slot remains backed in public, and Alonso has options across Europe – but nights like this will only intensify the feeling among supporters that it is a matter of when, not if, the paths of Liverpool and Xabi Alonso cross again.
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