Liverpool To Appoint Jurgen Klopp by Friday

 

Liverpool are in advanced talks to bring in Jurgen Klopp as their new manager and hope to confirm the deal within 24 hours.

Sky sources understand the former Dortmund manager is expected to travel to Merseyside on Thursday to continue talks with the club over replacing Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked on Sunday. Klopp is Liverpool preferred candidate to replace Rodgers ahead of former Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, as talks with his representatives in Germany have reached an "advanced stage".

On Tuesday, the German smiled when he was asked by a reporter from German newspaper Bild about his talks with the Reds, stating: "There's nothing to say. Neither one [answer] nor the other”.  Klopp is believed to have spoken personally to the American owners, although he is yet to accept the job. If Klopp does take over at Anfield, he is expected to bring in his former Dortmund assistant, Bosnian Zeljko Buvac who is known as 'The Brain' due to his tactical knowledge and Klopp has described him as a "master of every form of training". He could also bring another of his former Dortmund coaches with him in person of Peter Krawietz, a specialist in video analyst.