Xabi Alonso is interesting crisis hit Bayer Leverkusen.

Xabi is being linked with Gerardo Seoane's job at struggling Bayer.

The former Bayern Munich and Liverpool midfielder is available after leaving the Real Sociedad B job at the end of last season.

ESPN says Bayer are 'considering' whether to sack Seoane and replace him with former Liverpool midfielder Xabi.

Since retiring in 2017, the 40-year-old has taken up a couple of different coaching roles, firstly within the academy set up at Real Madrid before moving to Sociedad's B team in 2019 - where he took the Basque outfit to the Spanish second division for the first time in 60 years.