World surprise, in the middle of match against Saint Gilloise, Klopp's request to sign for Barcelona was revealed

In the middle of Liverpool's game against Saint Gilloise in the closing stages of the Europa League group stage, a rumour emerged in Spain. Jürgen Klopp is one of the names that continue to gain strength in Barça's plans to become the new first team coach. Patience with Xavi Hernández has reached its limit, and it seems increasingly complicated that he will be able to continue for another year. In fact, there has been talk of him being sacked in the coming weeks if results continue to be so poor.

And Joan Laporta already has a plan. If he opts to sack the Terrassa manager midway through the season, it would be Rafa Márquez, currently with the reserve team, who would take control of the squad, so that another more experienced coach could arrive in June. Michel Sánchez, of Girona, or Javier García Pimienta, of UD Las Palmas, have been mentioned, but the Liverpool leader would be one of the president's favourites.

And the first contacts have already been made to try to bring things closer together. He has a contract at Anfield, although he has never hidden the fact that he considers that his time in the Premier League is close to the end. And the possibility of arriving at Camp Nou and returning Barcelona to the elite, as he did with the Reds and Borussia Dortmund, would be very attractive. Although to do so, he is calling for a revolution in the dressing room, starting by releasing some of the players he believes are not contributing anything, such as Sergi Roberto, Oriol Romeu, Marcos Alonso, Raphinha and Ferran Torres.

Gündogan would be key

Klopp's intention would be to rejuvenate the team, and get rid of players who are no longer at their best, or who could leave a significant amount in the coffers to start a reconstruction. Although the German would like to keep Robert Lewandowski at Barça, as he has an excellent personal relationship with the Pole, having played together for several seasons at Signal Iduna Park. In fact, it was he who led him to become a world star. He would also be reunited with Ilkay Gündogan, another star who would be an indispensable part of his schemes.