Real Madrid have reportedly identified Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as a potential target for the summer.
The Merseyside giants are currently enduring one of their worst Premier League campaigns for a number of years, putting them at risk of missing out on next season's Champions League.
Another indifferent performance during a goalless draw against Chelsea on Tuesday night has left Liverpool seven points adrift of fourth place in the Premier League table, albeit with a match in hand on Tottenham Hotspur.
Klopp acknowledged earlier this week that he has only remained in the Anfield dugout due to his previous success, which includes a Premier League title, a Champions League crown and the triumphs in the EFL Cup and FA Cup last season.
As well as attempting to ensure that Liverpool secure European football for 2023-24, Klopp will be considering how to refresh his squad, particularly in the centre of midfield.
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Nevertheless, according to Le10sport, the 55-year-old could instead be targeted by Real Madrid if they make a change in the dugout.
Although Carlo Ancelotti delivered La Liga and the Champions League during the last campaign, Los Blancos are on the brink of conceding the top-flight title to rivals Barcelona.
Real are still active in the Champions League and Copa del Rey, the club due to square off with Chelsea in the quarter-finals of European football's premier competitions and needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit versus Barcelona in the domestic cup tournament on Wednesday.
However, there has been constant speculation about Ancelotti's future for a number of months, the legendary Italian allegedly a contender for the vacant Brazil job.
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The 63-year-old has frequently insisted that he will remain at Real for as long as he is wanted, yet there is a possibility that the Santiago Bernabeu hierarchy may choose to make a change.
Klopp, according to the report, would be their primary target in the event of a departure for Ancelotti, rather than other high-profile figures which have been mentioned.
While it is added that Zinedine Zidane could return for a third stint at Real, Klopp is said to be the number one option if there is interest from the German.
Twelve months ago, Klopp extended his contract at Liverpool, penning terms which will run through to the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
