Rafa Benitez sends warning to Xabi Alonso about replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool
Xabi Alonso has been heavily linked with the Liverpool job (Picture: Getty)
Rafa Benitez has warned Xabi Alonso not to rush into taking the Liverpool job as the Bayern Leverkusen manager continues to be linked with replacing Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.
Alonso is seen as the number-one target to replace Klopp after the German announced he would depart at the end of the season.
The 42-year-old, who was an instrumental figure in Benitez?s Champions League-winning Liverpool side, has Leverkusen eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and yet to lose a league game.
The Spaniard has also been linked with the Bayern Munich job after they announced Thomas Tuchel would depart at the end of the season.
Benitez, however, has cautioned Alonso about the dangers of taking the next step in his career too soon, especially in the modern social media age.
?He?s a big name, good professional, good lad, clever, doing really well with Leverkusen so I understand why [Alonso is being linked],? Benitez said in an interview with The Times.
?[But] imagine that Steven Gerrard could be around and doing well. Then it would be ?Gerrard!?
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