Jurgen Klopp backed to be Liverpool success by Borussia Dortmund chief

The Reds are continuing negotiations with the former Borussia Dortmund coach, who could be confirmed as Brendan Rodgers' successor by the end of the week.

Klopp has been touted as a candidate for the job for a number of years. He was the preferred candidate for club owners Fenway Sports Group back in 2012 but was at the peak of his success in Germany and could not be prised away, but now looks set to be handed the task of restoring Liverpool's fortunes, much as he did with Dortmund.

"He is a very good coach because he has a good mentality for it," Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke told Sky Sports.

"He has a good style of playing football and I don't know if he will go to Liverpool or to another club, but the club who gets him gets a very good manager.

"He can do every job, he can make every club (better) and Liverpool is very similar to Borussia Dortmund, it has the same structure and the same fans. It is a marvellous club.

"Every player he has in his hands, he makes them better, you can be sure.

"It is wonderful to work with him because he has a big understanding of the problems of the club."

Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann is convinced his compatriot is the perfect choice.

"He is the ideal candidate for the job. He is the one I would pick," the former Bayern Munich player told talkSPORT.

Hamann has denied claims he had helped persuade Klopp to choose Anfield and is in line for a role on the coaching staff but another former Liverpool favourite Robbie Fowler would be keen on the job.

"I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested - when the new manager comes in I'd love to be on the backroom staff," said the Kop favourite in quotes reported by BBC Sport.

"Liverpool is a massive part of my life and if that was to be the case then I would absolutely love it.

"My personal opinion is that he is a very good manager. I was impressed with his performances for Dortmund."

Another former Liverpool striker Karl-Heinz Riedle has had a foot in both camps having played for Dortmund before he came to England and is now employed by the German club in an ambassadorial role.

"He is right 100 per cent for Liverpool," Riedle told Sky Sports.

"I was not a player under him but when I spoke to the players they always told me that tactically he is very strong and he is a guy who speaks the same language as the players.

"When he took over at Dortmund seven years ago it was not the aim to win the championship in one or two years but then he achieved that.

"Some players who did not perform previously were turned into world-class players and I hope that he can do that at Liverpool.

"The pressure will be a little bit higher at the beginning compared to Dortmund but he has learned so much that he can handle it easily."