Jürgen Klopp stated that he has not received any calls from Real Madrid following the exit of Xabi Alonso, and he affirmed that the decision to part ways with the manager had nothing to do with him.

Xabi Alonso has lamented the failure of his seven-month tenure at Real Madrid where he suffered a series of humbling defeats by big European rivals and clashed with senior players.

In a message shared to social media, the 44-year-old wrote: "This professional stage is over, and it didn’t go as we would have liked. "Coaching Real Madrid has been an honour and a responsibility. I ...