Before the prospect of parting with coach Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool had aimed for a quality replacement name, considered the quintessence of the German strategist.
Liverpool are going through a series of extremely bleak days because of their poor performance. From the position of the chaser of the treble last season, The Kop has now become the former king of the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, 20 points behind the top of the Premier League and at risk of being kicked out of the Champions League.
The decline in performance has put coach Jurgen Klopp under a lot of pressure, even some sources believe that he is in danger of being fired. However, according to The Athletic, Liverpool owners still put their faith in the former Dortmund coach, if there is a separation, it will only be him leaving, not being fired.
However, Liverpool still have concerns that Jurgen Klopp will leave the club at the end of the season. Therefore, they are forced to have a backup plan for the worst case scenario.
According to La Repubblica, the Reds are interested in Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi if Klopp leaves. The Italian strategist was appointed at the beginning of the season to replace Graham Potter’s move to Chelsea.
He immediately showed his influence, even helping Brighton to fly high in the English Premier League. They are currently ranked 8th, 1 point less than Liverpool but played one game less while Chelsea are 2 places higher.
According to the same source, the Liverpool board highly appreciates De Zerbi and considers him a top priority for the position of head coach if Klopp leaves. The Kop was impressed after 3 direct confrontations with Brighton of the Italian coach.
Here, ‘Seagull’ is unbeaten, including a 3-0 victory in the English Premier League and 2-1 in the FA Cup, thereby turning Liverpool into the former king of the tournament. For the same reason, Coach De Zerbi is compared to the quintessence of coach Klopp and his students this season.
According to Calciomercato, coach Roberto De Zerbi has a release clause worth 13 million euros in his contract with Brighton. This will be the door for the big guys to use to recruit him.
But again and again, this deal will only be expedited in case coach Jurgen Klopp wants to leave Liverpool. Currently, he still has a contract until 2026 and is trusted by American employers, so the possibility of an early departure is not high.
