The front-runner to replace Jurgen Klopp as manager of Liverpool is Xabi Alonso. Roberto De Zerbi, the manager of Brighton, is also at the top of the Anfield authorities’ shortlist as they continue their hunt for a new manager.
With the stunning announcement that he was to quit the Anfield squad on Friday morning, after eight and a half years in command, Klopp, 56, said, “We are no young rabbits any more and don’t jump as high as we did.”
The German informed Mike Gordon, the CEO of Fenway Sports Group, over the phone in November that nothing would cause him to change his mind. Gordon then discussed the next course of action with the other members of the tight-knit community that was protecting football’s best-kept secret.
Liverpool is said to have a shortlist of prospective players, but they are thought to have held off on speaking with the targets or their agents until after Klopp’s departure was made public in order to avoid giving the impression that they are working behind the manager in charge.Xabi Alonso is the overwhelming frontrunner to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool due to his stellar play at Bayer Leverkusen.
The two managers the Reds have their eye on the most as they continue their search for a new manager are Alonso of Bayer Leverkusen and Roberto De Zerbi of Brighton. At the end of the current season, Klopp announced yesterday that he will be leaving his role as manager of Liverpool. Ange Postecoglou of Tottenham, Julian Nagelsmann of Germany, and Thomas Frank of Brentford are among of the other names that will be proposed.
Along with Vitor Matos and Peter Krawietz, Pep Lijnders, Klopp’s right-hand man, is also departing the squad. Lijnders has long been considered a potential successor. The futures of goalkeeping coach John Achterberg and fitness specialist Andreas Kornmayer are uncertain, despite their continued presence.
German reports claim that Alonso and the Leverkusen management had an unwritten understanding that they wouldn’t stand in his way if he was contacted this summer by one of Europe’s best clubs. In the Bundesliga standings, the former Liverpool star has Leverkusen one position ahead of Bayern Munich.
Alonso has long been admired by Real Madrid, but Liverpool may have an easier time acquiring the Leverkusen coach because manager Carlo Ancelotti recently inked a new deal in the Spanish capital. Of course, Klopp was the last manager who wasn’t from Bayern to win the Bundesliga.
If Erik Ten Hag or Thomas Tuchel left Manchester United or Bayern Munich before to the summer, Alonso may also be given a chance by those organizations.The first player to comment on Klopp’s shocking leaving news yesterday was Liverpool’s captain, Virgil van Dijk. “It’s difficult to accept, as the manager holds great significance for us, myself, the team, and the entire Premier League,” said the player.
Liverpool also has a very high regard for Brighton’s manager, Roberto De Zerbi, even if the latter made the decision for himself and his family. It would have been tough no matter what, and it really was. All players have lofty goals, and this mindset has persisted since the preseason.
“It could potentially provide you with an additional impetus to accomplish that, ensuring that the manager’s final moments at the team are the best of his career.” Let’s make the rest of the season even more amazing so that he may have the farewell he so well deserves.