Liverpool 'to watch Ruben Amorim's Sporting' as they eye he to replace Klopp

Liverpool are believed to have sent club representatives to watch Ruben Amorim's Sporting CP as they narrow their shortlist of managers to replace Jurgen Klopp, according to reports.

The heavily decorated manager's nine-year stint at Anfield will come to an end with the close of this campaign, after Klopp broke the news that he was 'running out of energy' and making the decision to leave in late January.

The Reds are determined to give the German head coach a send-off to remember as they continue to compete on all fronts after securing their first piece of silverware - the Carabao Cup - last weekend.

But the Liverpool hierarchy are keen to secure a successor ahead of Klopp's departure in a bid to ease the transition between eras, with Amorim considered alongside Xabi Alonso and Roberto De Zerbi.

As per the Mirror, the Merseyside club are in the thick of additional due diligence before inviting the manager to interview for the role.

Amorim had been considered for the top spot at Chelsea at various points - first following the sacking of then-manager Tuchel  in September 2022, and later the departure of Graham Potter in April 2023.

The head coach was thought to have had a release clause in his contract worth an estamated £8.5million, but this figure is believed to have been slashed significantly.

The 39-year-old's Sporting side sit second in the Primeira Liga this season, with Amorim named Manager of the Month in January.

With Liverpool's scouts in attendance, they beat table-topping rivals Benfica 2-1 in the first leg of their Taca de Portugal semi-final.

The club are in the process of considering a range of candidates due to potential difficulties they could have securing frontrunner Alonso.

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