Manchester City target former Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool duo for first-team coaching roles

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have identified two former Liverpool employees as potential additions to their backroom staff ahead of the new season.

It comes after a trio of exits from the existing first-team coaching structure were confirmed by the Etihad Stadium club in a statement earlier this week, marking the start of a significant summer of expected change across the board.

Juanma Lillo was the first major name to exit following the expiry of his contract at Manchester City, having also expressed a desire to return to his home of Spain, while Inigo Dominguez left his position as a technical coach in the same circumstances.

Fellow assistant Carlos Vicens also left the club for a new opportunity, as he was announced as the new head coach at SC Braga and as such vacated his position alongside Guardiola, where he also held responsibility as a set-piece coach.

Now, Manchester City have began their search for new additions to replace the trio, and while stand-ins are expected to come from the Academy structure for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, permanent choices have now started to emerge from within the game.

According to the information of transfer market insider Fabrizio Romano, Kolo Touré and Pep Lijnders have emerged as two options that are now under consideration at Manchester City over joining Pep Guardiola’s backroom staff from next season.

This is a developing story. More to follow.