And former Reds midfielder Whelan thinks the German was being considered long before the pressure started to mount on Rodgers.
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"I understand all the reasons people are advancing to make a change and find a new manager and it may well be the case that FSG are making plans," he wrote in his column for The Herald.
"There was a lot of steam behind the Carlo Ancelotti rumour and Jurgen Klopp has been on everyone's mind around Merseyside since he left Borussia Dortmund.
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Brendan Rodgers has accused the press and former players of trying to force him out of Liverpool
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"Managers have agents too and there many people who will stir the pot in a situation like this.
"That's what happens when you're the manager of Liverpool football club."