Liverpool Recruit Klopp’s Successor

Sporting CP head coach Ruben Amorim has reached an agreement over a three-year deal with Premier League side Liverpool as successor to Jurgen Klopp who has decided to leave the club at the end of the season.

The 39-year-old, who was also on Bayern Munich’s managerial shortlist ahead of Thomas Tuchel’s summer departure, has an exit clause for this summer in his contract with Sporting that opens the way for him to be the successor to Klopp in Liverpool.

It was reported last week that Amorim was a leading candidate in Liverpool’s search for their next head coach. Klopp announced earlier this year that he will stand down in the summer after nearly nine years at Anfield, where he has won the Champions League, Club World Cup, Premier League, Super Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups that opened the search for a worthy successor.

GWG.ng reports that the German tactician could still add to the trophy haul, with Liverpool second in the Premier League on goal difference with seven games still to play, while they face Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals.

Liverpool have undergone significant changes in personnel behind the scenes since Klopp’s announcement, with former sporting director Michael Edwards returning as the chief executive of football.

Richard Hughes will join from Bournemouth as sporting director, while Benfica’s Pedro Marques has also been linked with a senior backroom role at Anfield. Xabi Alonso, the former Liverpool midfielder, was strongly linked with a return to the club as Klopp’s successor thanks to his outstanding work at Bayer Leverkusen. The former Spain international is on the brink of leading the German side to their first Bundesliga title but announced last month he will be staying in his role next season.

GWG.ng reports that the emergence of Ruben Amorim as successor to Klopp is one that is bound to be received with cautious enthusiasm among the fan base.

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