Liverpool continue to see adjustments off the pitch in preparation for a new era.
Jurgen Klopp’s departure was announced in January and, since then, the club have had to lodge a complaint to ensure their continued success. Michael Edwards has returned to a leadership role at Fenway Sports Group and has appointed Richard Hughes as Merseyside’s sporting director.
The quest for Klopp’s good fortune continues, with the team still focused on the problems on the pitch. Liverpool will be hoping to excel under their German coach with good fortune in the league and in Europe still on their radar once they return from the foreign break.
Here’s the latest from Anfield.
Hughes admits he is “incredibly proud” to be appointed Liverpool’s new boss after stepping down as Bournemouth manager earlier this month. He will officially take up his new duties at Anfield on June 1. He moved to Merseyside at the behest of Edwards, who had recently been hired as FSG’s general director of football.
Edwards has been willing to work with Hughes, who made the decision to bring in Andoni Iraola as Cherries’ new boss this summer.
Hughes has reportedly already held talks with representatives of Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, with whom he already has a relationship. Alonso shares the same signature as Iraola and is Liverpool’s ideal pick to update Klopp this summer.
Despite Liverpool’s ambitions, Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro says the German club are making plans “full steam ahead” for the season with Alonso at the helm.
In his first full season in charge, Alonso guided Leverkusen to the top of the Bundesliga and, with a 10-point lead with just 8 games remaining, looks set to end Bayern Munich’s dominance in German football. He is a guy wanted by both Liverpool and Bayern, who are looking for someone to update the outgoing Thomas Tuchel.
Carro insists, however, that Leverkusen have won any hint that they are on the verge of leaving. “He has a contract until 2026 and we are making plans for next season with him at full speed,” he told Marca. “We have to recommend that he stay with us. On a training level, he’s been number one in the world lately. “
Police have charged Michael Bernard Avery, 44, with disorderly conduct after an online video of Manchester United’s win over Liverpool on Sunday went viral.
Following an investigation by the Greater Manchester Police’s Specialist Football Operational Investigation Team, the individual named and charged under section 4a of the Public Order Act 1986. He has since been released on bail.
Chief Inspector Jamie Collins, Commander Silver of the event, said: “Our investigation into this adjustment in relation to fan conduct is ongoing and at speed and we inspire the public to continue to report incidents so we can investigate. “that any kind of gesture or comment by fans towards other clubs in relation to tragic chants will be tolerated and is absolutely unacceptable.
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