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Alonso bats off Bayern Munich talk but refuses to rule out step up the coaching ladder

Xabi Alonso has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich, as the Bundesliga giants remain without a permanent manager, but he claims to see little substance to the rumours.

The Spaniard, who spent three years at the Allianz Arena before hanging up his boots in 2017, is cutting his coaching teeth with Real Sociedad’s B side.

He has only been in that role for a matter of months and accepts that he still has much to learn.

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With that in mind, the World Cup winner cannot see any way he would figure in the thoughts of those in Munich seeking out a long-term successor to Niko Kovac.