Police in Thailand have warned Liverpool fans not to fall for online scammers impersonating Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso, who has been tipped to replace Jürgen Klopp at Anfield.

Ever since last week’s surprise announcement that Jürgen Klopp would be stepping down as Liverpool head coach at the end of the season, speculation as to his possible successor has sent football’s rumor mill into overdrive.

And nowhere more so than in football-mad Thailand, where police have warned fans not to fall for online scammers impersonating Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.