Premier League giants Liverpool are reportedly in talks with a certain coach to replace Jurgen Klopp next season.
Klopp will bring his Liverpool reign to an end in June despite having two years left on his current contract.
According to Footbmercato, Liverpool are already engaged in talks with Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim.
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Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso was the Reds' reported big target, but the Spaniard decided to stay at the Bundesliga club for another season.
The Reds have been forced to look elsewhere and have seemingly looked at Amorim, who has a £17m release clause that only applies to clubs outside of Portugal.
Amorim also surprised many on Friday by stating that he cannot confirm that he will be in Lisbon next campaign.
"No, I can't guarantee it. Sporting is dealing with the future and I cannot decide because I gave my word," he said, as per Goal.
"I can no longer go back in the sense that, if we don't win titles, I will leave Sporting. This was very clear from the beginning. It was a bet that I thought was important to convey to my players, so we have to win. First we will win the titles and then we will decide things, that is not a concern.
"The future has been planned for a long time, and we, as a structure, are outlining all the situations, everything we want, for next season.
"That's the main reason why I can't guarantee that I'll stay, I crossed paths with the players and as a leader I can't lose my word, no matter how much it costs me, maybe we have to win titles, we're on the right track and it's important to win this game."
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