Bringing Xabi Alonso to Bayern Munich this summer is "probably impossible", says the club's honorary president Uli Hoeness.
Bayer Leverkusen manager Alonso, 42, is a target of Bayern's to replace Thomas Tuchel when he leaves in the summer.
The Spaniard has also been strongly linked with replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool but Hoeness says he will likely stay at Leverkusen.
"We'll have to see if we can do it this year," he said.
"It will be difficult, if not probably impossible."
In his second year as a manager, Alonso is on the brink of leading Leverkusen to their first German Bundesliga title.