Come the summer Liverpool will be without a manager, Barcelona will be without a manager and, after the events of this week, we know that Bayern Munich and Napoli will both be without a manager. There’s also a European Championship after which it is safe to assume numerous national teams will be without managers – Julian Nagelsmann’s contract with Germany, to take only the most eye-catching example, runs only until the end of the tournament, while Gareth Southgate’s contract with England expires in December. For managers, this will be a summer of unprecedented flux.
For Liverpool the coming months could be a triumphal valedictory procession for Jürgen Klopp, beginning with the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday. The crisis of last season seems to have passed and a bold new squad is emerging – which is just as well given the present injury crisis.
