"I think he’s doing great, fantastic player and he is already a fantastic manager,” Fernando Torres said when asked about his former Liverpool teammate Xabi Alonso.
"He’s a really nice guy, I’ve got a nice friendship with him and I hope for him all the best.
"We have seen in the Sociedad academy he is doing really good things, now you can see he has become one of the best managers in the world.
"He’s having a fantastic season, not losing a single game and the future is bright for him."
After his impressive campaign with Bayer, Alonso is understood to be Liverpool's preferred candidate to succeed Jurgen Klopp.
However, Bayern Munich are also very interested in the Spaniard, while Bayer Leverkusen are hoping to keep him for at least an extra year.
