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Last season, Brendan Rodgers, who was behind the wheel, agreed to a three-year contract with . Currently, the clubs are negotiating compensation, which will be about 5-6 million euros.
The 39-year-old specialist will replace Kenny Dalglish in these positions, who was fired after an unsuccessful previous season. In the Premier League, the 'Reds' only finished in eighth place.
For a long time, "Wigan" manager Roberto Martinez, who was considered a favorite to take Dalglish's seat, traveled to the United States and negotiated with "Liverpool" officials. However, owner John W.Henry eventually chose Rodgers. Among other contenders mentioned are Andre Villas Boas, Frank De Boer, Fabio Capello, Jurgen Klopp, and others.
The charismatic Rodgers began his career ladder climb in 2004 when Jose Mourinho appointed him as the coach of London's "Chelsea" youth team. After a couple of years, he started working with the reserve team, and in 2008 took the helm of the English second division club "Watford".
A year later, the specialist began leading the "Reading" team, but the start of the season did not go well, so the contract was terminated just a few months later by mutual agreement. In July 2010, Rodgers was appointed as the head coach of "Swansea" and led the team to the Premier League.
The season in the elite division was also successful: the first Welsh club in the Premier League history took a high 11th place. Additionally, the team demonstrated an attractive attacking football based on passing and pressing opponents.
According to ball possession time in the Premier League, "Swansea" ranked third (average 57.6%), only behind "Arsenal" and "Man City". In terms of accurate passes, the "Swans" remained in second place (85.7%).
