Players, pundits and fans were left in shock on Friday morning when Klopp announced that he would be leaving Anfield at the end of the season, nearly nine years after taking the reins from Brendan Rodgers.
Klopp has delivered seven pieces of silverware to Liverpool, including the Premier League and Champions League, but the 56-year-old has now admitted that he is losing the energy to continue in the role.
Before his players and the public were informed of the news, Klopp told Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group in November that he planned to leave, and the search for his successor is now underway.
Ex-Reds midfielder and Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso is the firm favourite to step into Klopp's shoes, but the Bundesliga leaders are supposedly confident of retaining the Spaniard's services for the 2024-25 season.
Even if Alonso does opt for a change of scene, two of his other former employers — Real Madrid and Bayern Munich — could also attempt to reunite with the 42-year-old should Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel depart in the coming months.
Tottenham's Postecoglou is said to have emerged as a potential alternative to Alonso, but according to football.london, Spurs are relaxed over their manager's future and are not anticipating an early parting of the ways.
After guiding Celtic to a famous treble in the 2022-23 season, Postecoglou signed a four-year contract with Tottenham as Antonio Conte's replacement, but only after the Lilywhites' pursuits of Julian Nagelsmann and Arne Slot failed to bear fruit.
Nevertheless, Postecoglou proved to be an immediate hit with
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