Liverpool and Bayern are in contention to sign Xabi Alonso. His current team Bayer 04 does not want him to leave this season to keep him beyond the end of the season.
According to Athletic Rafael Honigstein the Spaniard will make his final decision in late April.
My opinion is that these are the discussions that are taking place right now during the national team break which is a good time for this the journalist said in a brief podcast of The Daily Football Briefing.
He will be polite from all the clubs involved including Leverkusen probably making a decision in late April. That was his time.