Coach position vacant

Klopp replacement? Liverpool scouts have been to Lisbon

Liverpool FC have apparently already sent scouts to Lisbon in search of a new coach. In the Portuguese capital, they are said to have taken a closer look at Rúben Amorim. The Sporting coach is one of the favourites for the vacant position at Anfield Road, where Jürgen Klopp will be packing his bags in the summer after nine years. 

According to the English "Mirror", the scouts are said to have flown to Lisbon for Sporting's cup semi-final match against Benfica, which the "Lions" won 2:1.

Rúben Amorim is currently on the Sporting coaching bench.(Bild: APA/AFP/MIGUEL RIOPA)

Coach of the month
Everything is also going according to plan in the league, with Sporting leading the table by one point with one game to spare. Amorim was also voted coach of the month in January.

In addition to the Portuguese, however, the names Julian Nagelsmann (DFB team), Roberto de Zerbi (Brighton) and Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen) are also said to be on Liverpool's wish list. Although the latter is reportedly already in talks with FC Bayern ...