Liverpool next manager: Trio shortlisted to replace Jurgen Klopp after ‘huge twist’ – Sources
Liverpool have shortlisted Roberto De Zerbi, Julian Nagelsmann and Ruben Amorim as candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp as they close in on the game-changing re-appointment of Michael Edwards, sources have told Football Insider.
Speaking to the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track Podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed the trio are under consideration at Anfield if they can’t convince top-choice Xabi Alonso to join.
Behind the scenes, in a huge new twist, Liverpool are also close to agreeing terms with Michael Edwards to return in a senior operations role after he had initially rejected the club’s approach, with Richard Hughes in advanced talks to work under him as the new sporting director.
It is believed that Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim, who is also on the radar of Barcelona, is highly regarded by chiefs at Liverpool amid his successful spell with the Portuguese side.
Brighton manager De Zerbi has also impressed the club, but he is being tracked by Premier League rivals Man United to replace the underpressure Erik ten Hag as well as Barcelona.
Liverpool have shortlisted trio to replace Jurgen Klopp
Well-placed sources have told Football Insider that Nagelsmann, the current manager of the German national team, could become available to Liverpool after this summer’s Euros.
Sources revealed to Football Insider (6 March) that both Amorim and Nagelsmann are set for interviews with the club in the near future.
Regardless, the Reds are still pushing hard to bring Alonso, who currently has Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga, to join the club.
However, sources told Football Insider (5 March) that he currently prefers a move to Bayern Munich, who are also keen for his services.
Liverpool recently thrashed Sparta Praha 5-1 in the first leg of their last-16 tie in the Europa League on Thursday evening (7 March).
They are next in action against title rivals Man City, who are just one point below them in second place, on Sunday afternoon (10 March).
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