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Pep Guardiola has raided Liverpool for another appointment to his backroom staff(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Manchester City are set to raid Liverpool for analyst James French as Pep Guardiola continues to revamp his backroom staff.

Following a disappointing season that left City without a major trophy, their boss is looking to reinvigorate his reign.

He has started by dispatching with three key assistants, with Juanma Lillo, Carlos Vicens, and Inigo Dominguez all leaving the Etihad Stadium.



He won the title in 2020, with the Reds repeating that success under his replacement Arne Slot this season.

Guardiola first targeted Klopp's regime, with his former assistant Pep Lijnders having already agreed a deal to join City.

The Dutchman is expected to be in place in time for the Club World Cup, which starts in 10 days.

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According to The Athletic, City have followed that up by making a move for analyst French.

He was most recently head coach at Red Bull Salzburg, having decided to leave Anfield at the same time as Klopp.

Jurgen Klopp's former assistant Pep Lijnders (left) is set to join Guardiola's staff(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

But he endured a disastrous reign in Austria and was sacked in December, with Salzburg 10 points behind Sturm Graz in the Bundesliga.

Salzburg announced that they had come to an agreement with Lijnders to offically terminate his contract.

That move paves the way for him to link up with City as Guardiola's new lieutenant.
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