{"id":172519,"date":"2024-04-17T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/17\/surprise-liverpool-manager-target-breaks-silence-on-anfield-links\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:17:46","slug":"surprise-liverpool-manager-target-breaks-silence-on-anfield-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/17\/surprise-liverpool-manager-target-breaks-silence-on-anfield-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise Liverpool manager target breaks silence on Anfield links \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Niko Kovac has shut down talk of him potentially replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Bayern Munich boss Kovac has been linked with a move to Anfield in recent days, with the Reds still on the hunt for a successor to Klopp.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Croatian insists these reports are wide of the mark and he has not held talks with\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0about becoming their new manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always a lot written about it, but there\u2019s nothing to it,\u201d he told\u00a0<em>Sportkrone<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01hvnsh6r7t4ysd18852.jpg\" alt=\"FC Bayern Muenchen v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg\" title=\"FC Bayern Muenchen v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Kovac\u2019s Bayern lost to Klopp\u2019s Liverpool in 2019 \/ Stefan Matzke \u2013 sampics\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Kovac has been out of work for a month after being sacked by Wolfsburg late into his second season in charge, with ex-Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl replacing him at the Volkswagen Arena.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s best known for his spell in charge of\u00a0Bayern\u00a0between 2018 and 2019, during which Liverpool dumped the Bavarian giants out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage on their way to a sixth European Cup. Shortly prior to his departure from the Allianz Arena, Kovac\u2019s Bayern recorded a memorable 7-2 win away at Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Kovac made his name in club management with Eintracht Frankfurt, ending their 30-year trophy drought with victory in the 2018 DFB-Pokal, beating Bayern in the final in his last match in charge before heading down to Bavaria.<\/p>\n<p>Kovac\u2019s managerial career began with Croatia\u2019s Under-21 squad in 2012, before taking over as head coach of the senior team between 2013 and 2015, notably leading them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They were eliminated at the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, meanwhile, are still identifying managerial targets to interview, and sources have told\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0they would\u00a0like to speak to three candidates\u00a0before deciding on a finalist. 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