The Italian is one of Klopp’s replacement options along with Xabi Alonso
Ex-mentor Shakhtar Roberto De Zerbi appears on the list of candidates for the position of new head coach Liverpool.
According to journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the name of the Italian specialist appears among the key contenders for the post he currently holds Jürgen Kloppalong with Bayer’s head coach Xabi Alonso.
Let us remind you that on January 26, 56-year-old Klopp announced that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season. Under the leadership of the German, since 2015, the Merseysiders have won the Premier League, FA Cup, English League Cup, and Community Shield once. In the 2018/19 season, Liverpool triumphed in the Champions League, after which they won the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
The coach himself was twice recognized as FIFA coach of the year and twice became coach of the season in the English Premier League.
De Zerbi, at 44 years old, has worked with Italian Foggia, Palermo, Benevento and Sassuolo, Donetsk Shakhtar (2021/22 season, unfinished due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine) and English Brighton (since September 2022). Currently, the Seagulls under his leadership occupy 7th place in the Premier League.
Previously, Roberto’s future was associated with Real (before the Madrid club extended the contract with Carlo Ancelotti) and Milan.
42-year-old Alonso, who spent five years as a player for Liverpool, began his independent coaching career at Bayer Leverkusen in October 2022. This season, Pharmacists under the leadership of the Spaniard are performing phenomenally: 24 wins and not a single defeat in 27 matches, a confident first place in the Bundesliga.
Liverpool is in first place in the Premier League, five points ahead of Manchester City. Klopp’s team continues to play in the FA Cup and the English League Cup (it will face Chelsea in the final of the tournament), and will play in the Europa League playoffs in the spring.
Source: Sportarena
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