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Mike Whalley 8y

Jurgen Klopp will give Liverpool's existing squad chance - sources

Jurgen Klopp will give Liverpool's existing squad time to prove themselves once he is appointed the club's new manager.

Klopp, who is set to sign a three-year contract to take charge at Anfield on Thursday, is not planning a significant overhaul of playing staff, sources have told ESPN FC.

The 48-year-old is understood to be satisfied that he can improve the team's performance without the need to spend fortunes in the transfer market in January.

Liverpool, who are expected to present Klopp at a news conference on Friday, lie 10th in the Premier League after winning only three of their opening eight matches.

Brendan Rodgers was sacked on Sunday after three years and four months as manager, with American owners Fenway Sports Group feeling that he was not getting good enough performances out of his players.

FSG are hopeful that Klopp, who has been out of work since leaving Borussia Dortmund in May to take a sabbatical, will prove a catalyst for better results.

Liverpool spent £291 million on players during Rodgers' time as manager but -- despite coming close to winning the league in 2014 -- are currently three places lower in the table than they finished at the end of the 2011-12 season, when his predecessor Kenny Dalglish was sacked.

Klopp has established a reputation for improving players during his 14-year managerial career at Mainz and Dortmund.

He has been Liverpool's first choice for the job at Anfield since Rodgers was dismissed, and discussions have progressed rapidly since contact was made with his representatives at the start of this week.

Klopp is scheduled to arrive on Merseyside on Thursday to conclude talks with the club, and an announcement confirming his appointment is likely later in the day.

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