Liverpool are seemingly still very much full steam ahead on the idea of hiring Xabi Alonso as manager for next season. According to reports yesterday, the Reds have already made contact with Alonso over taking over from Jurgen Klopp this summer. He’s without doubt Liverpool’s first choice. That’s a fact now reiterated by The Independent, who have named the Spaniard as the man Liverpool will ‘push hardest’ for to succeed Klopp. However, with Bayern Munich also very much in the frame for Alonso, they have also drawn up a plan B. In the event that their former player chooses to join Munich or sta…