Report: Liverpool managerial target could now replace Jurgen Klopp who is 'not particularly happy'

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Oliver Glasner has been mooted as a potential new manager for Liverpool this season, and he’s due to leave Crystal Palace at the end of 2025/26.During an especially bad run of form earlier this term, which resulted in nine defeats from 12, reports in Austria suggested Glasner could expect a call from Liverpool about the managerial role.The Reds ended up sticking with their current manager and may now miss out on Glasner to the Red Bull group, who are discussing a move at the end of the season. Some utterly abject displays Photo by Ben Roberts – Danehouse/Getty Images Oliver Glasner could succeed Jurgen Klopp at Red BullAfter leaving Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp became the global director of soccer for the Red Bull group in January 2025.However, a report from French outlet L’Equipe now says that Klopp is reportedly not particularly happy.It’s added that Glasner is being mentioned frequently as a possible successor for the former Liverpool manager at the end of the season, when he is due to leave Selhurst Park.Interestingly, it’s thought that Klopp’s desire to return to coaching is also growing.

Will Xabi Alonso be Liverpool manager by the start of the 2026/27 season? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Alberto Gardin/NurPhoto What Jurgen Klopp said about returning to managementKlopp was linked with Real Madrid earlier this season after Xabi Alonso left his role.However, while a potential return to the dugout could be on the cards at some point for the Premier League winner, it seems unlikely to be at Anfield.Klopp commented on a Liverpool return in January, saying: “Since I stopped at Liverpool, I haven’t had any contact with Real Madrid – not even once.

And that isn’t necessary, because I enjoy what I’m doing right now so much that I’m not sitting around waiting for something to come along that might be ‘better.’“And I have to say: even though I work a lot, I really enjoy this new sense of self-determination. I can actually say, for example, that if I’m not there sometimes — and as a coach you can’t do that, because the matchdays are scheduled and you always have to be there — and not just be there, but be there 100%.“And the fact that it isn’t like that for me at the moment, I’m really enjoying it.