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Liverpool are continuing to evaluate potential new managers to take over from Jurgen Klopp.

Having seen previous favourite Xabi Alonso rule himself out of the running over Easter weekend, Liverpool fans are a little apprehensive about who is on the way.

There doesn’t appear to be a set front-runner so far, although Ruben Amorim of Sporting would appear the most likely.

Nevertheless, with Richard Hughes leading the search, Reds supporters know they’re in good hands.

And according to journalist David Ornstein, Liverpool’s incoming sporting director could be about to put that to good use.

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Having grown up in Italy and played for the Atalanta academy, Hughes apparently has significant contacts in the Italian game.

As a result, Ornstein told NBC Sports today that Liverpool might well end up targeting either Bologna’s Thiago Motta or Simone Inzaghi of Inter Milan.

“You do have others of Italian background like Thiago Motta at Bologna and also Inzaghi at Inter Milan,” said the journalist having already suggested that he doesn’t think Roberto De Zerbi will be hired.

“But Liverpool haven’t made their decision yet, they’re going to do so in the weeks ahead.”

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Thiago Motta and Simone Inzaghi are perhaps the two best coaches in Italy right now.

Inzaghi has Inter 14 points clear at the top of Serie A and also guided them to the Champions League final last season.

Motta meanwhile has taken Bologna into the top four.

Meanwhile Motta took in spells at Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and PSG, as well as playing for both Brazil and Italy at international level.

Either would be a slightly curveball appointment from Liverpool.

With Hughes running the show now, maybe Inzaghi or Motta will bring La Dolce Vita over to Merseyside.