Good news for all liverpool fans across the world.
Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as their new manager. The 48-year-old boarded a private plane from Dortmund to John Lennon Airport on Thursday afternoon, before formalising proceedings at Hope Street Hotel in the evening and signing a three-year deal.
Klopp's contract is thought to be worth around £7 million a year, with his official unveiling to take place at Anfield on Friday at 10.00GMT. Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz are expected to be confirmed as part of Klopp's backroom team, with the Merseyside club having already announced the departures of Sean O'Driscoll, Glen Driscoll and Chris Davies. Gary McAllister is no longer involved with first-team coaching, but will remain at Liverpool in an ambassadorial role. The former Borussia Dortmund manager was targeted following the dismissal of Brendan Rodgers, who paid the price for Liverpool's poor start to the new campaign. The Reds won just three of their first eight Premier League games and have struggled in cup competitions, drawing against Bordeaux and Sion in the Europa League and needing penalties to overcome League Two's Carlisle in the League Cup. Rodgers had been under pressure since finishing sixth last season and losing the FA Cup semi-final to Aston Villa, with Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) already sounding out Klopp in the summer, though he initially spurned their advances.