Tim Sherwood has backed FSG to have a frank talk with Jurgen Klopp in the summer to discuss taking a new direction and potentially starting the search for a successor.
The German manager has come under fire of late for Liverpool’s topsy-turvy form this term, with the Reds currently sitting outside the top four.
“I’m not sure Jurgen will pick them up from where they are now and make them challengers again, not really,” the former Tottenham head coach told The Kelly and Wrighty Podcast (via Express).
“History says he doesn’t do that. He is very good and drives and takes teams to where he thinks he can get the most out of them.
“I don’t think they will get rid of him, but there will be a conversation where both sides agree that Jurgen has taken them as far as he can go and they are going for a new challenge.
“That’s just my hunch when I look at it. I’m not suggesting they fire him.”
The Anfield-based side appeared to have turned the corner with back-to-back 1-0 victories over Manchester City and West Ham, although a loss by the same scoreline to Nottingham Forest ended any built-up momentum.
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We want to make it expressly clear here at Empire of the Kop that the idea that there need to be serious talks about Klopp’s future, just a few months after the 55-year-old almost led us on a historic quadruple cutlery tour, is insane. beyond belief.
There are serious issues that need to be corrected within this team, most possibly related to the failure to sign a quality midfielder in the summer and address the growing lack of quality in that department.
Not to say that there weren’t genuine attempts to solve that problem in the summer window, as reported attempts were made by Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham.
The failed moves of all three, assuming Artur Petrosyan’s report is correct, means our recruiting team will have a lot of work to do in 2023, but we trust Julian Ward and Co. to put matters right when the time comes.
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