Liverpool hope to appoint Jurgen Klopp
as their new manager by the end of the
week after he expressed a willingness to
return to management and oversee the
club's revival.

Top-level talks between the Anfield
hierarchy and the former Borussia
Dortmund coach and his representatives
will continue in the coming days as
Liverpool look to close a deal for
Brendan Rodgers' successor.

Klopp, 48, has been on sabbatical since
leaving Dortmund at the end of last
season after seven years, but has
indicated a desire to join Liverpool
with a three-year contract having been
mooted.

It is understood he will work with the
existing transfer committee. He is also
likely to bring two key members of his
staff during his time at Dortmund,
Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz, with
him to Merseyside.

Liverpool principal owner John W Henry
first targeted Klopp in 2012 after the
dismissal of Kenny Dalglish, but he
wanted to remain in Germany at that
point and Rodgers was recruited instead.

Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti
has also been under consideration, but
he has told friends he expects Klopp to
be named as Liverpool's next manager.

Source: Daily Express
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