Xabi Alonso's next job: ranked from unlikely to the obvious

Onefootball reports Xabi Alonso has left Real Madrid, a departure the piece links to the club’s approach to the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia and which immediately pushed him to the top of managerial wishlists; the article notes that, "by law, all reports about Alonso must from now until confirmation of his next appointment include the phrase ‘no shortage of suitors’." The outlet ranks Manchester United and Tottenham among the more amusing or unlikely options: United are portrayed as a club that would be doing Alonso a favour and are expected, in the piece’s view, to hand the permanent job to Michael Carrick instead, while Spurs are described as a funny, borderline absurd fit — plausible only in a very narrow, almost comic dimension after Alonso’s mixed spell at Real Madrid.

More plausible midlist options include the Spain national team, which the piece says can’t be entirely ruled out given Alonso’s 114 caps and major international medals; Manchester City, which could open up if Pep Guardiola steps away and would present a high-risk, high-reward replacement role; and Bayern Munich, where Alonso’s past as player and Leverkusen adversary plus the short managerial shelf life at Bayern make a return conceivable despite Vincent Kompany’s current tenure.

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