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Manager inspired by Pep Guardiola an early frontrunner to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool

Liverpool have already identified three potential replacements for Jurgen Klopp.

That is according to journalist Dean Jones, who has named Steven Gerrard and Roberto De Zerbi among the early candidates.

So, what is being about Liverpool and Roberto De Zerbi? Let’s take a look.

Roberto De Zerbi linked with Liverpool

Well, according to journalist Dean Jones in SportsLens, Roberto De Zerbi is one of the candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp as tꦇhe Liverpool manager at the e♏nd of the season.

The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that Xabi Alonso is one of the early candidates for the📖 role at Liverpool as well.

Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images
Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images

Alonso played for Liverpool and is now in charge of German club Bayer Leverkusen, who could win the Bundesliga this season. One presenter thinks that he is ready for the role at Anfield.

The report in has noted that “Reds’ legend Steven Gerrard 💟and Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi are two other early front-runners that are being 🥀talked about as the Klopp fall-out begins to take hold”.

Liverpool have announced that Klopp will step down as the manager at the end of the season. The German boss is running out of energy.

Roberto De Zerbi is highly rated

Roberto De Zerbi has been superb as the Brighton and Hove Albion manager and is highly rated in the footballing community. Some have suggested that he could replace Erik ten Hag at 🌳Manchester United.

The 44-year-ꦗold plays attacking footbꦏall at Brighton. He is not afraid to take the game to top teams, including Manchester City.

City manager Pep Guardiola is 🍸a of De Zerbi, who has been to eventuallꦡy replace the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager at the Etihad Stadium.

Interestingly, De Zerbi has publicly said that he was inspired to become a coach by Guardiola and the way Barcel𝕴ona played under him.

The Italian told in May 2023: “I became a coach because of him. I don’t know if it’s a good thing o🍸r not, but I became a coach for him because I loved his Barcelona and I studied him a lot.

“I don’t love to copy anybody, but I took [things from him] when I started to be a coach, and before, also, when I finished 🐼as a player. Pep is still No 1.”