Herr apparent: Manchester United want Jurgen Klopp as Alex Ferguson's eventual successor
Herr apparent: Manchester United want Jurgen Klopp as Alex Ferguson's eventual successor
Fergie approves of the German but club are anxious about losing him to a rival club in the summer
Pedigree: Klopp has taken Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final
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Manchester United have put Jurgen Klopp at the top of the shop as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor.
United’s
hierarchy are impressed by the job Klopp has done at Borussia Dortmund
and he is the hot favourite to take over from Fergie when he decides to
step down.
Klopp has shot to fame in the last couple of years by winning the Bundesliga twice and now taking Dortmund to the Champions League final, with their exciting brand of football destroying Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid. The Red Devils
are not jumping on the Klopp bandwagon as he has been earmarked for
some time, with insiders revealing it is openly discussed among Fergie’s
staff that he is THE manager in waiting.
Ferguson has no immediate plans to retire after coasting to a 20th title success and is busily working on targets for next season - and even looking to bring in some new scouts for the next generation.
But
Klopp has emerged as the man most suited to seamlessly step in for
Ferguson when the time is right - with his work at Mainz and then
Dortmund proving his pedigree. Lotta bottle: Fergie isn't ready to retire just from Old Trafford yet
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United are hoping that Klopp is not snapped up by any other
leading club while they wait for Ferguson to pick is exit date. It would
be a major problem if he was a target for a move this summer.
Ferguson
will have a big say in his own abdication - and is also a certainty to
be consulted on the next manager. He has made no secret of his
admiration for the 45-year-old German too.
Shrewd Fergie tipped
Dortmund as possible winners of the Champions League long before they
became fashionable - and beat Real Madrid in the semis.
Insiders
believe Ferguson approves of Klopp as the kind of candidate who would be
ideal to pass the reins too - and consult him if he stays on in some
capacity as seems likely.
Klopp claims he is committed to Dortmund
for next season despite losing a star player or two and that takes the
pressure off any clash that would would mean United miss out in the
short term.
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