Liverpool set to 'meet with Ruben Amorim's agent TODAY'

Liverpool are reportedly meeting with Ruben Amorim's agent as the Sporting Lisbon boss edges closer to becoming the club's new manager.

The hunt to find a successor to Jurgen Klopp has been underway ever since the German shocked the sporting world by announcing in January that he would step down at the end of the season.

Xabi Alonso initially appeared to be the club's number one candidate with his Bayer Leverkusen side flying high in the Bundesliga and on course for a first-ever league title.

However, the Spaniard dropped a bombshell on his former club last month after it was reported that he intends on staying at the BayArena.

As such attention has been turned to Amorim, who is said to have scored highly on Liverpool's data tests.

According to a report from Portuguese football journalist Pedro Sepulveda, a meeting between the two parties to negotiate the final terms of his prospective contract is set to take place on Monday.

However, Sepulveda also noted that the club have yet to formally approach Sporting regarding a move for Amorim.

Asked earlier this week about speculation linking him with a move, the 39-year-old former midfielder refused to commit his future to the Portuguese club.

'No, I can’t guarantee that. I don’t want to be talking too much about my future. But I won’t argue or put any pressure on Sporting, I owe the club a lot.'

Mail Sport reported on Friday that Amorim is willing to consider approaches from Premier League teams, with a number of clubs said to be keeping tabs on him.

After brief spells at Casa Pia and Braga following the end of his playing career, Amorim was appointed Sporting manager in March 2020.

In his first full season at the club the former Portugal international secured Sporting's first league