Manchester City are set to bolster their backroom staff by bringing Liverpool pundit James French to Pep Guardiola ‘s coaching staff.
French has been a match pundit at Liverpool since 2012 but is set to join City. Focusing on a more hands-on role as a coach and set-piece pundit.
Portugal-born French, who has worked as an opposition analyst for Liverpool since 2012. Is set to take up a role at the Etihad focused on set-piece coaching and analysis.
He joined the Reds under Brendan Rodgers and became an integral part of the pundit team under Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot.
French will now link up with Pep Lijnders again when he takes up a new role as Guardiola’s assistant manager shortly.
Lijnders agreed a deal with City last week with an announcement expected shortly. He will start before the Club World Cup final against สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที Wydad on June 18.
The Dutchman left Liverpool at the same time as Klopp and took over at Salzburg, but he lasted just seven months before being sacked.
Guardiola has reshuffled his backroom staff this summer with the departures of Juanma Lillo, Carlos Vicens and Inigo Dominguez. The
Spaniard has pushed for a new coaching staff to be brought in, to provide him with fresh ideas, challenge him and help him continue to innovate.