A new name has emerged as the bookies’ favourite to become the next head coach of Liverpool, amid reports that FSG may be gradually losing patience with Arne Slot.
On Monday, TEAMtalk reported that the Anfield hierarchy have become ‘increasing alarmed’ by the Reds’ on-field malaise this season, as well as the ‘broader atmosphere’ at the club after Mo Salah’s social media comments which appeared to take aim at the Dutchman.
The report mentioned four names as prospective managerial targets for LFC – Andoni Iraola, Sebastian Hoeness, Julian Nagelsmann and Matthias Jaissle – but the smart money would seemingly be on a high-profile alternative.
As per TEAMtalk, the bookmakers’ odds suggest that Luis Enrique is now the frontrunner to succeed Slot as Liverpool head coach, even though the Paris Saint-Germain boss is currently preparing for the Champions League final in 11 days’ time.
However, if FSG are to coax the 56-year-old to Anfield, they may need to act quickly, as the Spaniard is reportedly keen on extending his contract at the Parc des Princes to 2030, with his current deal having just over a year remaining.
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There are few head coaches in Europe with a track record quite like Enrique’s – he’s won 20 trophies across his time in charge of Barcelona and PSG, lifting the Champions League and FIFA Intercontinental Cup with both and winning five league titles overall (Transfermarkt).
He was the man to finally get the Parisian club over the line in Europe’s biggest tournament, doing so in style against Inter Milan last year, and he’s just one win away from retaining that trophy if they can defeat Arsenal in the final.
Danny Murphy named him as his preferred candidate to take over at Liverpool, hailing him as a ‘phenomenal coach’, and we’ve seen just how sublime a team PSG are in their emphatic Champions League quarter-final triumph against us last month.
Hiring Enrique would go some way to atoning for the disappointment of seeing Xabi Alonso join Chelsea, and it’d be a blockbuster appointment which’d reflect an impressive statement of intent from FSG if they were to pull it off.
Right now it’s difficult to see it happening, especially with the 56-year-old seemingly eager to extend his stay in Paris, but the mere thought of him in the home dugout at Anfield is quite exciting to consider.
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If fsg manage to appoint Enrique, this will be 1 of the biggest coup ever. They will need to give him control over transfers and he will restore the football manager role back here at Liverpool. I have no confidence in this piece of news. Prove me wrong!
Enrique is one of the best managers on the planet, the job he’s done at PSG has been remarkable. He’s turned individuals into the best team in the world. With and without the ball, the work rate and team ethic combined with the attacking flair should be enough to get passed Arsenal.
Why then would he leave PSG , be allowed to leave and come to Liverpool? For the life of me I can’t see it happening, no chance. If he did ever leave PSG other big clubs would want him.
It’s a nice thought, but highly unlikely. A few weeks ago Alonso was odds on to our next manager, look how that turned out, the most likely next Liverpool manager would be Iraola. Ticks all the boxes for FSG. And Richard Hughes.
Yes just click bait…why would Enrique leave PSG/have a look at the team they have – compare the pair…LFC working on the embers of previous glories. VVD may have another year in him/but his reactions and pace are slowing up., of the rest at the back/without VVD’s sublime marshalling – they are at best average – notwithstanding the two new youngsters yet to prove their metal. The middle…Only Szoboszlai is top class/without him the other midfielders have been lazy and not impactful at all, Gravenberch has been a real disappointment this season! The forwards…Mo has slowed up and is going, the two centre forwards – well Ekitike has been a revelation/but will he come back the same player/Isak well who knows – and frankly to be saying that about a player that cost the world/is a worry…the other forwards not good enough so you can see presently we are a shambles and the coach – should have given younger academy players a go/he did not and that has left us in the dark about their abilities/a major error of Slot! The amount of really scrupulous insightful buying necessary to get this team back to top class/is monumental…any other assessments of the present situation underscoring the gravity are full of it. The players we have allowed to go to others that are special is alarming! YNWA!
Romano has said Enrique is in the final stages of his contract renewal so this piece of news is basically useless.
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