Christian Purslow (MD of Liverpool FC) is believed to have met representatives of Manuel Pellegrini to discuss the possibility of the Chilean (and former Real Madrid Manager) taking over at Anfield this season.
Pellegrini has been on the shortlist since the sacking of Rafa Benitez earlier this month. Roy Hodgson (one of the board's other choices), is on World Cup duty so has not entered into formal negotiations as of yet.
Pellegrini does appear to have a better pedigree than Hodgson and would be many's choice ahead of the Fulham boss.
From Football Fancast:
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The 56-year-old, who gained widespread acclaim during his time at Villarreal, has worked admirably in La Liga over the past six seasons and may have been an excellent candidate for Liverpool manager.
A one-club-man with Universidad de Chile during his playing career, Pellegrini managed to forge himself a reputation as an excellent manager in South America during the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, leading LDU Quito to the Ecuadorian title and both San Lorenzo and River Plate to the Argentine Clausura title. A move to Europe with Spanish side Villarreal followed, and it was during his time at ‘The Yellow Submarine’ that Pellegrini began to make his name on a global scale.
During five seasons at El Madrigal, Pellegrini established Villarreal as one of the best sides in La Liga, guiding them to unprecedented 2nd, 3rd and 5th place finishes. In addition to this, the Chilean took the Castellón-based club into the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, leading them to the competition’s semi-finals during the 2005/05 campaign.
These achievements did not go unnoticed, and Pellegrini was installed as Real Madrid last summer. As mentioned above, Pellegrini commandeered the capital club’s record-breaking campaign, and was dismissed after finishing just three points behind eventual winners Barcelona. With Pellegrini’s dismissal illustrative of the circus-like merry-go-round attitude prevalent at the Bernabeu, his sacking can be considered to be excessively harsh and not indicative of his managerial abilities. In addition to this, Pellegrini’s side were in direct competition with what Real Madrid player Guti described as “the best Barca in history.”
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