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144 Ruben Amorim seems to be the new frontrunner for the Liverpool job.
After Xabi Alonso ruled himself out of the race, the Sporting manager has been named by Fabrizio Romano as the favourite to take over from Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season.
However, that story may not be so clear cut.
What’s being said about Ruben Amorim and Liverpool
Speaking on the Sky Sports Back Pages Podcast, Jason Burt has shared an update on Amorim and Liverpool.
The journalist says that he’s spoken to people recently who have given mixed messages.
He says that on one hand, Amorim does fit all of the criteria that Liverpool are looking at in terms of a new manager, but, at the same time, he’s also been told hat there isn’t a leading candidate at the moment, with Amorim just a name in the frame rather than a favourite.
“The story about De Zerbi is correct, he’s certainly fallen down the pecking order in terms of managers they’re looking at, at the moment. I don’t think Amorim has. I think he’s still near the top of their list,” Burt said.
“Talking to somebody today, he fits all of the critieria with what they’re looking for in their manager. Not just in terms of the style of football, but in the value he creates in the players he coaches. He’s done extremely well at bringing on players.
“Even now with Viktor Gyokeres being touted as one of the best strikers in Europe, and that’s partly down to his coaching. There are a lot of things Liverpool like about Ruben Amorim, it’s still a huge leap to go for him, and if they feel it’s too big a leap remains to be seen.
“I spoke to someone close to him today, he’s insistent there isn’t a leading candidate at the moment, but he’s not ruling out Amorim, he thinks Amorim is in the frame.”
Liverpool won’t let much out
If there’s anything we know about Liverpool it’s that we likely won’t have many hints around who the new manager will be for a while.
The Reds are one of the best clubs in the world when it comes to guarding their in-house secrets, and the last thing they would want to leak is the identity of their new gaffer.
At the moment, it’s all a bit of a guessing game, and we may have to wait for a little while yet before we get any inkling over who the next Liverpool boss will be.
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