“With no disrespect”—Former Liverpool star Ben Amorim’s caution in light of Barcelona’s interest

Rúben Amorim is still being watched by Liverpool as a possible new manager. Giants of La Liga Barcelona will also be searching for a new manager at the end of the current campaign.

The clear favourite to become Liverpool’s manager this summer is still Rúben Amorim. After Xabi Alonso ruled himself out of the race, the Sporting CP manager—who had previously been connected to four Premier League teams—became the new front-runner to succeed Jürgen Klopp.

Amorim has not disclosed anything about Anfield’s interest thus far, despite a story this week from Sky Germany claiming that a “verbal agreement” was in place. Although those rumours are regarded as premature, there is no denying that Merseysiders have admiration for the Portuguese.

But it’s not just the Reds that are impressed. Barcelona is reportedly very interested in Amorim and has named him as their first pick to take Xavi’s place when he leaves this summer, according to The Independent.

The La Liga powerhouses may challenge Liverpool for Amorim’s signing, but if he had to choose between the two teams, former Reds midfielder Steve McManaman thinks it should be an easy choice for Amorim.

“With no disrespect to Barcelona, but the financial situation is a complete mess. Although Liverpool is currently a better offer for any aspiring manager, Barca is a sizable team with a rich history, he told Betfred.

“Next season, Barcelona’s salary cap will be reduced once again, so finding players to sign will need magic to keep the books balanced. Right now, Liverpool is in a much healthier situation than Barcelona.

Deco is the sporting director, so it seems sense that Barca would be interested in a Portuguese manager. However, given their current set of constraints and the potential return of Kylian Mbappé, I believe it would be very challenging to get into that club at this time.

“Next season, Real Madrid will be even better if he does. Any manager who wants to succeed at Barcelona will find it considerably more difficult as a result.

Even though Amorim is the front-runner, the Daily Mail claims that talks have not yet started and Liverpool is still investigating its possibilities for replacing Klopp this summer.

According to Liverpool.com; If Amorim decides to leave Sporting this summer, there will be no shortage of offers, Despite being two of the biggest teams in European football, Liverpool and Barcelona are now in opposite locations off the pitch. Even though Barca has some excellent young players on the horizon, Amorim’s transfer business is probably going to be limited if he wants to bolster the team.