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Liverpool are diverting their attention to other targets after leading contender Xabi Alonso confirmed he would not be succeeding Jurgen Klopp as manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alonso announced last week he would be\u00a0staying at Bayer Leverkusen\u00a0next season despite being top of both Liverpool and Bayern Munich\u2019s wish-lists for new bosses.<\/p>\n

The Reds\u2019 search has been ongoing for several months after Klopp revealed to the board privately in November he would stand down at the end of the season. Liverpool began compiling potential names using a data-led approach and always planned to start interviewing candidates after the appointments of Michael Edwards as FSG\u2019s CEO of Football and Richard Hughes as sporting director. The latter\u2019s gardening leave at Bournemouth is flexible due to the good relationship between the two clubs and he will therefore be allowed to play a leading role in the manager search.<\/p>\n

90min<\/em>\u00a0revealed in February\u00a0that Alonso was indeed one of Liverpool\u2019s top choices for the job, though they had a seven-man shortlist, and they are now whittling down those candidates now their new club structure is in place.<\/p>\n

Alonso was identified as a great fit with the use of the club\u2019s data \u2013 which also looks at wider aspects such as budgets worked with and club models worked under \u2013 as well as through due diligence regarding style, personality and man management. Sporting CP\u2019s Ruben Amorim, Brighton & Hove Albion\u2019s Roberto De Zerbi and Germany\u2019s Julian Nagelsmann also scored highly among the top contenders left in the running.<\/p>\n

Sources close to Liverpool claim the club are placing a high emphasis on \u2018attitude and involvement\u2019 in recruitment, looking at how well a manager wants in the collaborative process and at what approach they take in the club\u2019s pitch to potential new signings. The club would prefer to bring in a new boss who is prepared to get their hands dirty once a target has been identified.<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u00a0are also mindful over the style of football the new manager would want to play, hoping to secure a candidate that provides continuity with Klopp\u2019s philosophy.<\/p>\n

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Amorim is almost certainly expected to be on Liverpool\u2019s final list of contenders, while they are aware of De Zerbi\u2019s release clause of around \u00a313m, although nothing has progressed with him to date and he is also under consideration at Bayern.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, due diligence is still being done on Nagelsmann, including the reasons he was surprisingly sacked by Bayern in March 2023. The disadvantage of Nagelsmann is he is not available until after this summer\u2019s European Championships, meaning he may not be able to start with a new club until mid-July.<\/p>\n

Inter\u2019s Simone Inzaghi and Bologna\u2019s Thiago Motta have also both been discussed as Liverpool work out who they wish to interview.<\/p>\n

The expectation at Liverpool is they will have a new manager in place before the end of the 2023\/24 season and the club remain calm about the situation, although an official announcement rather than just securing a private appointment will depend on the candidate chosen and when the timing is right. Liverpool want to get a manager in place, but not disrupt any club in the run-in to the season\u2019s end, nor overshadow Klopp\u2019s own departure and emotional farewell, especially with two trophies still to play for.<\/p>\n

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