Jurgen Klinsmann will tell Liverpool's American co-owners: I wouldn't turn you down again.
The ex-Germany striker rejected the chance to replace Rafa Benitez at Anfield two years ago after holding secret talks with Tom Hicks and George Gillett, preferring instead to take over at Bayern Munich.
But he is back in the job market after being sacked in the summer and desperately wants to take over on Merseyside when Benitez's reign ends.
Klinsmann, 44, is no longer the first choice of Hicks and Gillett as the Spaniard's replacement.
That man is Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill, as People Sport revealed last month.
But the former Tottenham star would jump at the chance to take over if O'Neill rejected any approach from the Americans.
With Benitez's future on a knife-edge, that opportunity could come sooner rather than later.
The pressure is mounting on Benitez, whose side are out of the Champions League and whose hopes of winning the Premier League are effectively over.
The cost of sacking Benitez and his backroom staff - around £15million - is one obstacle for the cash-strapped owners.
But plans are afoot for a financial injection in January.
One option available is a shares-selling exercise which could release around £100million.
The ex-Germany striker rejected the chance to replace Rafa Benitez at Anfield two years ago after holding secret talks with Tom Hicks and George Gillett, preferring instead to take over at Bayern Munich.
But he is back in the job market after being sacked in the summer and desperately wants to take over on Merseyside when Benitez's reign ends.
Klinsmann, 44, is no longer the first choice of Hicks and Gillett as the Spaniard's replacement.
That man is Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill, as People Sport revealed last month.
But the former Tottenham star would jump at the chance to take over if O'Neill rejected any approach from the Americans.
With Benitez's future on a knife-edge, that opportunity could come sooner rather than later.
The pressure is mounting on Benitez, whose side are out of the Champions League and whose hopes of winning the Premier League are effectively over.
The cost of sacking Benitez and his backroom staff - around £15million - is one obstacle for the cash-strapped owners.
But plans are afoot for a financial injection in January.
One option available is a shares-selling exercise which could release around £100million.
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