Jurgen Klopp favourite in line to team up with Pep Guardiola at Man City in 'unthinkable' move
Published 16:58 29 May 2025 GMT+1
Pep Guardiola could be about to work with one of Jurgen Klopp's favourites as he shakes things up at Manchester City this summer.
Pep Guardiola could be about to link up with a Jurgen Klopp favourite in a shock turn of events, it has emerged.
It's set to be a summer of change at Manchester City after they failed to challenge for the Premier League and lost the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace.
There has been plenty of speculation on players who could be heading towards the exit but there have already been confirmed departures in City's coaching set-up.
Assistant coaches Juanma Lillo and Inigo Dominguez will leaving when their contracts expire on June 30, while Carlos Vicens, another key member of the backroom staff, has agreed to take his first steps in management with SC Braga in Portugal.
Guardiola is looking for further assistance in preparing his team and according to Fabrizio Romano, Klopp's former right-hand man Pep Lijnders is one of the contenders.
Lijnders was an essential part of Klopp's team who won the Champions League and Premier League and left with the German last season before taking the job at Red Bull Salzburg.
He was relieved of his duties in December and has been out of work since then.
Former Arsenal, City and Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is also in contention to be promoted from his role as assistant manager of City's youth team.
He previously held roles at Celtic and Leicester under Brendan Rodgers and had a brief stint in charge of Wigan Athletic.
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Topics: Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp