Chelsea 'keeping an eye' on Klopp's Liverpool situation

Stuart Telford

• 16 Feb 2023 08:28 GMT
• 3 min read

Chelsea are reportedly keeping tabs on Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp should the German become available after a difficult season at Anfield.

Chelsea and Liverpool have both struggled this season, the Blues and the Reds separated by just a point in mid-table, in 10th and ninth place respectively.

American billionaire Todd Boehly has spent more than €600 million on player transfers since succeeding Roman Abramovich as Chelsea owner last May, but results haven't followed.

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Chelsea have won only one of their nine games in all competitions since the turn of the year, and although Boehly has publicly backed Graham Potter - who replaced Thomas Tuchel as head coach last September - his position looks increasingly precarious.

Klopp, meanwhile, is enduring his worst season yet as Liverpool manager, but he steered his side to runners-up finishes in the Premier League and Champions League as recently as last season, and his stock remains high.

'Klopp would appeal to Chelsea'

"I think Klopp, if he did become available, he would appeal to Chelsea's hierarchy just purely because of who he is, what he's done and what he's proven," Chelsea journalist Simon Phillips told GiveMeSport.

"Chelsea would probably have an eye on that."

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Whether or not Klopp becomes available remains to be seen. His previous tenures at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund came to an end after seven years and he is in his seventh season at Liverpool.

He has also been linked with moves to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Germany in recent months, but still has the backing of Liverpool's Fenway Sports Group owners.

The Reds don't have the same financial muscle as Chelsea, but they spent €42 million in beating Manchester United to Cody Gakpo in January and remain in the hunt for England midfielder Jude Bellingham, who has been captaining Dortmund in the Champions League at 19.