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By Tom Gott Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will remain with his current club beyond the end of this season. Liverpool and Bayern Munich had both been chasing Alonso as their top managerial targets ahead of the departures of Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel this summer, but it emerged on Thursday that Alonso had rejected the advances of both teams. Speaking to the media 24 hours later, Alonso confirmed his decision to continue his journey with Bayer. “It’s been a season with a lot of speculation about my future,” he began. “I wanted to use the international break to reflect…

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