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Klopp’s assistant and right-hand man, Pep Lijnders joined RB Salzburg as manager, with elite development coach Vitor Matos also joining him in Austria.

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The Portuguese coach earned himself an esteemed reputation while at Anfield, with ex-Reds forward and now Atletico Madrid coach Fernando Torres praising Matos’ impact.

Matos first outlined his managerial aspirations back in 2020, five years later however it now seems like he is taking the leap.

In an interview with Portuguese outlet A Bola, the former Reds coach claimed he is ready to become the main man in the dugout.

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“I feel prepared and I want to be a head coach,” Matos said.

“Above all, I am very motivated and very ambitious for the role of a coach.

“It was a natural process, it is something that I have built over time, through experiences and also by getting to know myself.

“And that has led me to this moment and to be comfortable with the role of a coach.”

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The Portuguese coach then said: “Now, it is time to make things work, right?

And for that to happen, I also think it is important to feel a connection with the club.

“Which club, I don’t know, but feeling this connection is very important.”

“If you ask me if I’d like to reach the Premier League one day, of course I would.”

“It’s obvious that it’s an ambition, but I also know that I want to take my time to be able to reach that level again,” Matos continued.

“I want to take my time and do things calmly and sustainably, because that’s more important.”

Having joined the Reds from FC Porto in 2019, Matos would play a key role within the Liverpool academy, introducing the likes of Rhys Williams to the first team, following injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip.

“We employed Vitor, not because the academy wasn’t working as well as we wished but because we needed a connecting point.

“Pep [Lijnders] was doing that too but first-team coach is a big job; we needed someone in that development coach role who knows both sides and Vitor is doing an incredible job.