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By Felix Keith Liverpool will face serious competition from Bayern Munich for Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi this summer. The Reds are searching for a replacement for Jurgen Klopp, but are shopping in the same market as Bayern and Barcelona, who are looking for the successors to Thomas Tuchel and Xavi. Both Liverpool and Bayern were interested in hiring Xabi Alonso, who ruled himself out of the running last week by committing his future to Bayer Leverkusen. That made De Zerbi a more attractive prospect and he hinted before Brighton’s 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday that he was open to moving…

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