Liverpoolhave confirmed the appointment ofJurgen Kloppas their new
manager.The 48-year-old boarded a private plane from Dortmund to John
Lennon Airport on Thursday afternoon,before formalising proceedings at
Hope Street Hotel in the evening and signing a three-year deal.Klopp's
contract is thought to beworth around £7 million a year, with his
official unveiling to take place at Anfield on Friday at
10.00GMT.Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz are expected to be confirmed
as part of Klopp's backroom team, with the Merseyside club having
already announced the departures of Sean O'Driscoll, Glen Driscoll and
Chris Davies. Gary McAllister is no longer involved with first-team
coaching, but will remain at Liverpool in an ambassadorial role.The
former Borussia Dortmund manager was targeted following the dismissal
of Brendan Rodgers, who paid the price for Liverpool's poor start to
the new campaign.The Reds won just three of their first eight Premier
League games and have struggled in cup competitions, drawing against
Bordeaux and Sion in the Europa League and needing penalties to
overcome League Two's Carlisle in the League Cup.Rodgers had been
under pressure since finishing sixth last season and losing the FA Cup
semi-final to Aston Villa, with Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group
(FSG) already sounding out Klopp in the summer, though he initially
spurned their advances.KLOPP FOR THE KOP: What Liverpool can
expectKlopp was keen to take a break from football but is now ready to
return to management, and has been persuaded to take over at Anfield
after a week of talks with FSG.Klopp has always been attracted to the
Premier League and is particularly excited by the prospect of managing
a club steeped in as much history as Liverpool, having done a similar
revival job at Dortmund.The former Mainz player and coach took over at
Signal Iduna Park in 2008 with the club struggling in the Bundesliga,
but guided the once ailing club to the title in just his third
season.He followed up that triumph with a second consecutive title
win, puncturing Bayern Munich's dominance, before guiding BVB to the
Champions League final at Wembley in 2013, wheredie Rotenwon in extra
time.
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