Guillem Balague shares Xabi Alonso 'lesson' for all Liverpool fans

Guillem Balague shared a 'lesson' for all Liverpool fans this week in regards to Xabi Alonso. The Spaniard is a wanted man.

It's not exactly a secret that Liverpool would like to hire Xabi Alonso. At the very least, their former midfielder is very high on the list of replacements for Jurgen Klopp this summer.

But that's not the only list he's reportedly topping. Bayern Munich also want Alonso, with Thomas Tuchel set to leave at the end of the season. Alonso, of course, is also a former Bayern player.

It's led to plenty of questions for the Spaniard over what he wants to do. Does he want an Anfield return? A jump across Germany to Bayern? Or to simply remain with Bayer Leverkusen, a club he's absolutely thriving with right now.

Alonso has remained very tight-lipped when asked. He's committing nowhere, brushing off rumours while giving as little information as possible.

But Guillem Balague warns fans that they probably shouldn't pay much attention to what Alonso is saying. Even if he has agreed to something, it's unlikely he'll let you know.

“I would call myself a friend of his. We’ve been out a few times and helped each other through the years, especially as a player in Liverpool,” he told BBC 5 Live Sport.

“But, when he was whistled twice by Real Madrid in pre-season [2014], I was told he was going to Bayern Munich. I rang him and said, ‘Are you?’ ‘No absolutely not. I’m definitely not going to Bayern Munich’.

“Which he did the next day… I’ll never forget. It’s a lesson! He doesn’t give anything away. So it won’t be through him that we hear what he does next.”

Honestly, it's an attitude that fits in very well at Liverpool. The Reds don't like giving things away and typically do their business entirely behind closed doors.

So while Alonso may refuse to give anything away, fans can rest assured that it's exactly what Liverpool want - and only likely to make them want him all the more.