Liverpool should be set to omit out to Bayern Munich on Xabi Alonso, however Micah Richards has suggested one ‘top manager’ from the Premier League who should be a practicable candidate to substitute Jurgen Klopp.
The Bavarian giants have reportedly opened talks with the Bayer Leverkusen boss to take over from Thomas Tuchel, and if they get their man, it’ll go away the Reds wanting to pursue alternatives.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, the ex-Manchester City defender mentioned his faith that Roberto De Zerbi has the requisite qualities for the Anfield job.
Richards said of the Brighton boss: “I suppose he’s received the potential [to replace Klopp]. He’s a pinnacle manager.”
The pundit introduced of the Italian: “He’s obtained something special. He’s a bit like Pep, now not in phrases of high-quality however the way they see the game, always trying to [be] forward wondering in terms of ‘what can I do differently, tactically’.
“Sometimes it can be viewed as too a whole lot however when it works, it definitely does work for him, and I think he’s acquired all the attributes to be a top, pinnacle manager.”
De Zerbi has achieved highly at Brighton, taking cost in the midst of ultimate season after Graham Potter’s abrupt exit for Chelsea and guiding the Seagulls to a sixth-place finish, as nicely as topping their Europa League crew beforehand of Marseille and Ajax in the south coast club’s first-ever continental campaign.
His eye for intelligent transfer dealings has been borne out in ultimate summer’s swoop for the prolific Joao Pedro and choice to money in on Moises Caicedo when the Ecuadorian’s market value was once thru the roof, and he’s additionally honed the abilities of talented children such as Evan Ferguson at the Amex Stadium.
However, the 44-year-old’s facet have been hit-and-miss in the league this term, dismantling the likes of Newcastle and Tottenham but additionally transport heavy defeats to Aston Villa, Fulham and 18th-placed Luton.
Prising De Zerbi from Brighton would experience greater akin to Liverpool’s swoop for Brendan Rodgers instead than a blockbuster appointment like Klopp.
The modern Celtic boss received the Anfield gig in 2012 off the returned of main Swansea to mid-table in their first Premier League season – an fantastic achievement, for sure, but no longer pretty comparable to the German triumphing successive Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund.
The Italian might also now not be pinnacle of the queue for FSG right now, and he doesn’t stand out as the first-rate candidate out there, however let’s see if LFC lean greater towards him need to Bayern snap up Alonso.
