Zeljiko Buvac has left Liverpool after bust-up with Jurgen Klopp
The 56-year-old who has often been nicknamed ‘the brain’ for his influence on Klopp’s ‘Gegenpressing’ has worked alongside Klopp for the last 17 years and coached under the German at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund before joining Liverpool in 2015.
The Daily Record report that Liverpool’s squad were informed about Buvac’s departure on Sunday.
The report also claim Klopp and Buvac stopped speaking during matches and the latter had been left out of tactical meetings at the club.
A Liverpool source told Record Sport. "Klopp and Buvac had a big falling out and Buvac has been left completely out of the loop of late,"
"They stand apart in training, Buvac doesn’t go to tactical meetings, and he is no longer involved in picking the team.
"In the past, he was the only one who had Klopp’s ear. The relationship had broken down, and the players have been told Buvac is gone."
In an interview back in 2016, Buvac discussed the positive relationship he had with Klopp
He said "As players there was a direct connection straight away.
"Kloppo as a player was the same as he is as a manager. His character was the same, he wants to win, you cannot help but like him.