It is premature to discuss it at this point. However, Liverpool needs to get ready for what is now certain to happen at the end of the season as soon as possible. Jurgen Klopp will never be able to be replaced. But it’s one that needs to be completed. Regardless of how strange it will be to see a new face in the bench come season.
A few names and candidates are already making the rounds in the media. Xabi Alonso and Roberto De Zerbi are obviously the players Liverpool is most interested in signing. Nonetheless, there will be additional contenders that are unnoticed or unnamed as well.
It’s hard to say who the favourite is at this point. Despite this, James Pearce of The Athletic appears to believe that there is a clear leader in the contest.
James Pearce on Xabi Alonso and the front-runner
Xabi Alonso is the front-runner to succeed Jurgen Klopp, according to Pearce, who was questioned about possible successors during an interview on The Athletic’s Daily Briefing podcast.
Well, Xabi Alonso is undoubtedly leading the pack right now. In my opinion, his work at Bayer Leverkusen is deserving of respect, and there’s also the emotional connection to Liverpool from his playing days, when he was a highly regarded player.
“And I believe he would be a well-liked option among the Liverpool supporters I have conversed with since the announcement of Klopp’s departure emerged on Friday.
“I believe that [Roberto] De Zerbi from Brighton will also be taken into consideration. Upon examining the calibre of football he plays and the work he does on the south coast.
