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The club is interested in Ruben Amorim, according to former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman, as they get ready to live without Jurgen Klopp, who is set to leave Anfield this summer.

Steve McManaman has forewarned Liverpool that replicating Jurgen Klopp’s legendary persona will be the most difficult task facing their incoming manager.

In recent weeks, Ruben Amorim, the head coach of Sporting Lisbon, has shown himself to be a formidable contender to follow Klopp, and the Reds are reportedly focusing their attention on him.

Amorim, 39, has excelled in Lisbon and is poised to win Sporting’s second Portuguese championship. Although McManaman finds Amorim’s qualifications impressive, he worries that Klopp’s charm and personality make him a difficult act to follow.

Speaking at the official launch of Panini’s England Sticker Collection, McManaman stated of Amorim, “He’s got a very good reputation in Portugal.” Sporting won the title thanks to him, and they’re vying for it this year. Liverpool is a higher league than Sporting, despite the latter’s size.

“We all know it’s going to be a difficult job for whoever comes in but the number-crunchers, the data specialists, they’ll be doing their homework behind the scenes.”

“Liverpool are in a really great place,” he continued. With the exception of Virgil [van Dijk] and Trent [Alexander-Arnold], I believe almost everyone is under lockdown. The crew will be around for a while, so I don’t think it will be the hardest part. The difficult task will be in replacing Jurgen’s charm, sense of humour, and ability to connect with Liverpool’s citizens.

“Ruben speaks excellent English, which is incredibly helpful right away. However, I believe that everyone finds it quite challenging to emulate Jurgen in all other respects.”

Michael Edwards has returned to Liverpool, a sign that the team is ready for life beyond Klopp. The former sporting director, who was instrumental in the club’s success under Klopp, has been handed more responsibility in his new position as chief executive of football at Fenway Sport Group.

McManaman believes they will be able to maintain the success Klopp has brought them by appointing Edwards and implementing FSG’s strategy, which includes plans to develop a multi-club ownership model.

He continued, “That’s important because, as we all know, it’s all about how the club move forward,” in reference to FSG’s vision. Pep will eventually depart City, and Mikel Arteta will eventually leave Arsenal. These teams will be well aware of it beforehand, and then it will just be a matter of putting in a new management.

“I believe it’s fantastic that Michael Edwards has returned to Liverpool. They also discuss purchasing additional football teams and creating a football-themed brand. Thus, even though this will be a challenging process, these are extremely exciting times.”

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.