2024-01-28 12:20:30
Jürgen Klopp will stop being Luis Díaz’s coach at the end of the season. The technical director reported that he will work with Liverpool for the remainder of the competition and then will take a few months off. The Colombian winger, like the entire club staff, is looking forward to the changes in the coaching staff.
Although there is still a whole semester left for the new coach chosen by the institution to take office, the Reds directors have already begun to work on replacing the German, who during the press conference confessed that he will not have any interference in the election of the new coach
In England, several names have already begun to be heard and there are already five names on the list of candidates. From some former players who now shine as coaches to the technicians who today are revelations in their respective teams.
Xabi Alonso and the ‘Liverpool clause’
One of the names that is gaining the most strength is that of Xabi Alonso, Liverpool’s idol during his time as a player and who today is Europe’s revelation coach thanks to his good work with Bayer Leverkusen. Although the Spaniard has a current contract with the German club until 2026, there is a clause that would allow him to move to Anfield.
According to Football Insider, Xabi Alonso has a clause that allows him to leave the team to manage Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the three teams in which he played in his career and where he became a reference. At Anfield, the former midfielder played 210 games, scored 18 goals, made 16 assists and won four titles, including the legendary 2005 Champions League in Turkey.
“Xabi Alonso has a clause inserted into his contract with Bayer Leverkusen that would allow him to leave and become Liverpool manager in the summer. Alonso currently has a contract with Leverkusen that extends until 2026, but it is understood that he has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for the teams he previously played for,” the outlet published.
Roberto de Zerbi and other names that have gained strength
Another of the most popular names is Roberto de Zerbi. The Italian has surprised with his game idea at Brighton & Hove Albion and has begun to be linked as one of the options. However, the coach has a contract with the Seagulls and, in his own words, he is focused on his present.
“Xabi Alonso and Roberto de Zerbi are the first two favorites to take the job at Anfield next season. De Zerbi has impressed since he arrived at Brighton at the end of 2022, leading the Seagulls to an FA Cup final and also overseeing his first foray into Europe this campaign,” published the Liverpool Echo.
Steven Gerrard, who is also one of the greatest idols in the history of Liverpool, Thomas Frank, Ange Postecoglou, who is currently managing Tottenham, and Ruben Amorim are other names that have begun to be mentioned to occupy the position that Jürgen Klopp will leave.
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