Transfer Centre LIVE! Roberto De Zerbi under consideration for Bayern Munich managerial post.
Liverpool is also after Alonso, so other names are being considered in case they need to go elsewhere.
De Zerbi is one of those names, but they also know Barcelona likes him.
Others are Hansi Flick and Zinedine Zidane. As of right now, Julian Nagelsman’s name is not being mentioned.
Bayern, though, is making every effort to acquire Alonso.
At his launch today, Max Eberl, the new sporting director, declined to talk about their pursuit of Alonso, but he did mention how pleasant the interview was when he spoke with Alonso at Borussia Monchengladbach a few years ago.
Shinji Okazaki, a former forward from Japan who played for Leicester City in 2016 and against all odds won the Premier League, said on Monday that he will be retiring at the end of the current campaign.
After joining Leicester in 2015, Okazaki played a significant role in their championship-winning campaign, appearing in 36 Premier League games and tallying five goals.
The 37-year-old was also one of the most productive players for the Japan national team, ranking third on their all-time scoring chart with 50 goals in 119 games.
In the 2011 Asian Cup, he scored three goals to lead the Samurai Blue to victory. He played for Japan in three World Cups.
“At the end of this season, I have decided to retire,” Okazaki, who currently plays
