Liverpool reach verbal agreement with manager but Chelsea have enquired too

April 9, 2024Ligue 1

Liverpool have reportedly reached a verbal agreement over hiring Ruben Amorim as their new manager to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield next season.

Klopp recently announced that he would be stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of this season, bringing to an end a highly successful nine years in charge at the Merseyside club.

Replacing the legendary German tactician was never likely to be easy for the Reds, but it now seems a deal for Amorim is edging closer, according to Florian Plettenberg, even if it’s not quite a done deal yet.

See below for details from the Sky Germany journalist on X, formerly Twitter, as he also points out that Chelsea have enquired about Amorim…

?News Rúben #Amorim | Been told there’s a verbal agreement in principle with Liverpool now!

?? Amorim wants to join #LFC next season and Liverpool was pushing for him in the last weeks

?? He can sign a contract until 2027 – confirmed!

Final negotiations with @SportingCP… pic.twitter.com/0Itu7IaJw7

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) April 9, 2024

Amorim to Liverpool – Fabrizio Romano’s thoughts

Speaking to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column this morning, Romano said: “In my opinion, Amorim would be a great option for Liverpool as he’s a smart, excellent modern coach. I’ve been really impressed by what he’s done at Sporting and I’m sure he could be a success at Anfield, if he ends up getting the job.”

Ruben Amorim to Liverpool seems to be edging closer

As of earlier today, it seemed Romano was not yet sure we’d reached such an advanced stage in the negotiations between Liverpool and Amorim, but it seems Plettenberg is hearing different, so…

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Author : Mark Brus

Publish date : 2024-04-09 08:34:28

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