The national team coach Joachim Low revealed Klopp has already held discussion with Liverpool to take the vacant job at Anfield.
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Klopp flew from Dortmund to Liverpool on Thursday, as the Premier League club scheduled a news conference for 10am (local time) on Friday, where the German is expected to be confirmed as Brendan Rodgers’ successor.
Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels has backed Jurgen Klopp to succeed at Liverpool, hailing his former manager as a “fantastic coach” who “eats, lives, breathes and thinks football”.
A photo was released on the club website of Klopp putting pen to paper on his three-year contract to make the announcement official.
Changes to the coaching staff were inevitable as Klopp wants to bring in the trusted men he had beside him during his success at Borussia Dortmund.
However, McAllister is “expected to be offered the chance to stay at the club in another capacity with a role at the Academy under discussion but it remains to be seen whether he will decide to stick around”, reports the Echo.
It appears the position of head of fitness and conditioning Ryland Morgans, another Rodgers recruit from Swansea, is also safe for now.
Asked about the manager’s absence at the time, Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin, who had a short loan spell at Liverpool the previous season, said: “Zeljko Buvac is basically Klopp’s twin, and he’ll be on the bench”.
“The Scot has accepted an ambassadorial position, which will allow the club to benefit from his strong connection and affinity with the supporters”.
Liverpool’s head of performance, Glen Driscoll, and head of opposition analysis, Chris Davies, are also said to be leaving.
“Certainly we wish him well”.
Speaking of Mourinho, Diego Costa has come out in his manager’s defence while on worldwide duty with Spain, saying that the blame for the Blues’ stuttering start should be placed on the players. Liverpool have slipped down the pecking order and it might be a ideal fit.
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“I am hoping that Jurgen Klopp will give me the same support and backing as we’ve had”.
