US EditionAlonso tipped for Man City job as Guardiola's future in doubt
- Daily Telegraph reports that Manchester City have drawn up a three-man shortlist this season, with Xabi Alonso widely rumoured as a candidate to succeed Pep Guardiola.
- Pep Guardiola has helmed Manchester City since 2016, winning a wealth of silverware, while recent setbacks including blowing a 2-0 lead at Tottenham have intensified succession talk this season.
- Among names mentioned are Cesc Fabregas, former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder and Como manager, while De Zerbi has lost appeal and Kompany is not thought interested; Maresca held talks before leaving Chelsea, also speaking with Juventus.
- Xabi Alonso is widely rumoured to replace Arne Slot at Liverpool FC, but the club do not presently seem interested; his prospects depend on Champions League qualification and Slot's future.
- With just one league win in six, Manchester City's inconsistent form this season raises the stakes for any managerial change.
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Every few press conferences, Guardiola is asked about his future. Pep clears over and over again the haze that hangs over his stay on the bench of Manchester City, but a few weeks later the question falls again. That runrun certifies a sensation: in the corridors of the Premier they assume that Santpedor will leave the bench of the Etihad this summer.
According to "The Telegraph", Xabi Alonso is expected to be part of a list of three names as a potential candidate to succeed Pep Guardiola at the helm of Manchester City. Within Premier League circles, there is growing belief that Guardiola could leave the "Etihad" at the end of this season, which would mark a full 10 years at the helm of the English champion team. The British medium reports that Manchester City have rejected these reports, des…
Man City draw up three-man shortlist as plans to replace Pep Guardiola emerge - The Mirror
Manchester City are preparing for life after Pep Guardiola amid talk of him leaving with three men on their radar to replace the Catalan - Xabi Alonso and Enzo Maresca among them
Man City identify three Pep Guardiola replacements including Liverpool legend and axed Chelsea boss
Manchester City are understood to be compiling a shortlist of three potential candidates to succeed Pep Guardiola, with mounting speculation that the current campaign will mark his final term at the Etihad
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