Liverpool identify Bayern Munich’s Julian Nagelsmann as Jurgen Klopp replacement
Liverpool are thinking about replacing manager Jurgen Klopp with Bayern Munich’s Julian Nagelsmann, as per Caught Offside (h/t Liverpool.com).
Klopp took over the helm at Liverpool in late 2015 when he replaced Brendan Rodgers. We have been a different beast since then. The Reds have won every major trophy under the German tactician during that time.
But this season has been a disaster in every sense of the word. From injury issues to disappointing results, Liverpool have seemed like a side unprepared for what was to unfold through the course of the campaign.
At the centre of criticism from fans is the club’s failure to sign a world-class midfielder. Most of us saw Jordan Henderson’s decline coming from a mile away while the lack of competition for Fabinho Tavares has left us lightweight in defensive midfield.
A straight no
The Brazilian midfielder has been poor, to say the very least. Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have been plagued by injury issues, while James Milner cannot be trusted to put in a shift every week given his age.
Stefan Bajcetic has been a revelation this season but we can’t expect too much from the young Spaniard yet. Klopp hasn’t publicly expressed his displeasure at not being able to sign world-class midfielders.
He admitted to being beaten by Real Madrid to Aurelien Tchouameni, but that is about it. The problem here doesn’t really lie with Klopp, apart from the fact that fans would feel he has been silent in the face of our lack of spending in midfield.
Let us give him quality players in the centre of the park this summer and then see how we go about our business. Nagelsmann, 35, is brilliant, and a coach Klopp would know well due to his affiliation to German football.
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But we can’t really bank on the former 1899 TSG Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig boss without giving Klopp a fair chance to redeem himself. The latter’s contract at Anfield runs until the summer of 2026. Let’s properly back him in the transfer window because he cannot keep pulling rabbits out of his hat every season on a limited budget.
