Liverpool are currently looking for a new manager before Jurgen Klopp leaves Anfield at the end of the season.The 56-year-old, whose contract with the Reds is due to expire in the summer of 2026, said the decision was made due to a “lack of energy”.
A number of names have been doing the rounds for Liverpool’s soon-to-be-vacant hot seat in recent weeks. Liverpool have been linked with Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso following Klopp’s announcement. But his name is not the only one in the photo.
According to Gianluigi Longari of TV Dello Sport, the Reds are also interested in Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim. An Italian journalist wrote of X: “The Liverpool bank review is ongoing. Xabi Alonso tops Liverpool’s suitors’ list. “Among the alternatives considered by Liverpool, the name of Ruben Amorim, currently in charge at Sporting, stands out.”Liverpool target Ruben Amorim is potential ‘new Pochettino’If the Reds fail to land Alonso, Amorim would be a good shout for the Anfield hot seat.
The 39-year-old has proven to be a “super coach” and a “fantastic” young manager with a bright future in football. Last year, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher urged Tottenham Hotspur to consider a replacement for Antonio Conte.”We need a new Pochettino, if you will,” he told The Overlap.
He is a young manager who thinks he will build something in four or five years because he doesn’t need money to completely transform Manchester City or Chelsea in one season.”I don’t know who he is, maybe it’s that guy from Brighton, he looks really good, it seems they’ve picked Nagelsmann, he’s a young manager, there’s one who’s the new Portuguese coach at Sporting Lisbon.
“I’m thinking of someone like that rather than a big manager who wants a lot of money and wants to stay there for two years.”On what Liverpool fans can expect from Amorim, Braga’s head of recruitment Paulo Meneses told The Athletic in 2022: “His style of play is definitely practical.”He has a strong desire to learn as a coach and his work capacity and intuition are outstanding. He is also a natural leader with excellent communication skills both internally and externally.
“He was infected with the will to win and the belief that this is possible only through everyone’s effort. Teamwork is really at the heart of Ruben Amorim’s philosophy.”Amorim will need a big career move in the near future, so it’s good to hear that Liverpool are keeping an eye on him.
