This article was originally published on www.si.com as ‘Won’t Hesitate’—Trio of European Giants ‘Lead Race’ for Xabi Alonso . Despite losing his job at Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso reportedly remains a sought-after manager, with Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Manchester City now “monitoring” his next steps.

Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham were among the Real Madrid stars to pay tribute to Xabi Alonso after the Spanish coach departed the Spanish giants after less than eight months in charge.

La Liga giants Real Madrid were on Wednesday left to rue their recent change on the club’s bench.This comes after Los Blancos were condemned to a shock elimination from the Copa del Rey.A new era

Bellingham played in 29 of the 34 matches Alonso managed during his Real Madrid tenure, scoring six goals and assisting another five. Since fully recovering from a shoulder injury back in October, he started 15 of Los Blancos’ last 18 games of the Alonso era, coming off the bench in the other three.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Xabi Alonso will land a new job quickly, backing the outgoing Real Madrid coach to have a great career in management.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has placed the blame on Real Madrid’s star-studded squad for the sacking of Xabi Alonso. The Spanish giants announced that Alonso had departed as manager after just eight

According to a report from Marca, Alonso flamed his squad during a training session by belting out, “I didn’t know I was coming to train at a kindergarten!” That statement might have created a bigger rift than already existed between Alonso and some of the team:

Despite the loss to FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday night, there was belief that Xabi Alonso would be given time at Real Madrid to get things back on track.However, a day later,