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Agent: 'Jurgen Klopp contacted by Liverpool after Brendan Rodgers departure'

Jurgen Klopp's agent refutes the suggestion that Liverpool had lined up his client to replace manager Brendan Rodgers before the Northern Irishman was sacked.

The agent of newly-appointed Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has denied that the club contacted his client before they sacked Brendan Rodgers.

The Northern Irishman was dismissed shortly after last Sunday's 1-1 draw at Everton, and the Reds were swift in their replacement process, with the German appointed on Thursday night.

Such a short time frame prompted theories that the ex-Borussia Dortmund coach had been lined up prior to Rodgers's departure, but Marc Kosicke stresses that was not the case.

"The first call from Liverpool came after the dismissal as coach of Rodgers," he told Bild.

"Before Liverpool there were naturally quite a few inquiries. But Jurgen always asked me not to take it any further."

Klopp, 48, signed a three-year deal with the Merseyside outfit.

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Jurgen Klopp is unveiled as the new manager of Liverpool FC during a press conference at Anfield on October 9, 2015 in Liverpool, England.
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