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| Jurgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund |
A fan favourite at Borussia Dortmund and has a self confessed love for the club, Jurgen Klopp is a wanted man by some of Europe's giants. Having guided Dortmund to several pieces of silverware including a Bundesliga title, Klopp has a more than impressive CV at the club. Famed for his man management, spot on tactical calls and his eccentric personality, Klopp is almost always linked to a top job when it becomes available. Manchester United is a club that has taken several looks at Klopp and is the fan's favourite to take over at Old Trafford as his style of football at Dortmund has won several admirers throughout Europe. Other clubs who are linked to Klopp include Barcelona, who could replace Gerard Martino with the German after a disappointing debut season with the Catalan giants.
However, prising Jurgen Klopp from his beloved Borussia Dortmund could prove to be an impossible task, as neither Dortmund or Klopp want to part company. When questioned on his future, Klopp said: "No one needs to worry. We are all still a bit in love with this club and with the way things are handled here." Although Dortmund have also made several statements saying Klopp is going nowhere, the loss of star Lewandowski and Bayern's domination of Germany could push Klopp to the exit door and there will be management offers elsewhere in the summer for Klopp.
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| Diego Simone of Atletico Madrid |
One of the most underrated managers in Europe, Diego Simone has worked wonders at Atletico Madrid in his three years in charge. Managing his former club, Simone has transformed Atletico Madrid from a club forever in the shade of Real Madrid, to a club that can now compete with their local rivals for trophies. Simone's Atletico side are having a wonderful season and Simone could add the Champions League and La Liga title to his trophy cabinet this year. A tireless motivator who drills his tactics into his side has been linked to replace David Moyes at Manchester United andTim Sherwood at Tottenham Hotspur.
But possibly the most likely club Simone will take the reins of is Inter Milan. A club he has already played for and with owner Eric Thoir considering replacing current manager Walter Mazzari, Diego Simone could head to the San Siro. Simone has said: "Sooner or later, one day, I will be the coach of Inter. I left many positive memories as a player at Sevilla, Lazio and Inter." However, Diego Simone may not want to leave the project he has created at Atletico Madrid having finally turned them into a competitive side in La Liga. Going from Atletico Madrid to a underachieving Inter Milan could be considered a step down, Diego Simone may decide to leave Atletico on a high if he secures silverware this year.
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| Louis Van Gaal of the Netherlands national team |
Fast approaching the end of his reign as the boss of Holland, Van Gaal has not hidden his interest at managing in one of the most competitive leagues in Europe, the Premier League. Having been successful and delivered silverware at some of the top clubs in the world such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich in what is a well travelled managerial past, Van Gaal has been heavily linked with the summer availability of the Tottenham hot seat despite being reportedly added to Manchester United's short list of managers to replace Moyes.
His "my way or the highway" approach has caused problems at previous clubs but also has been a key drive in his successes. Van Gaal to take over at Tottenham has already been completed according to Ruud Guillt who told BBC Radio 5 live: "I know for sure he was at Van Gaal's house, the chairman. I think it's a done deal, but you never know." With Hiddink already taking over as Netherlands chief after the World Cup, Van Gaal will certainly looking for a new club in the summer and it isn't a matter of if Van Gaal will take a new job, but where.
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| Former Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup |
Currently out of a job following his sacking at Swansea City, Michael Laudrup is in a search for a new club. Having taken Swansea to Carling Cup glory in his first season in charge, the Dane won several admirers from major clubs and at one point was reportedly chased by Real Madrid before they appointed Carlo Ancelotti. Clubs such as West Ham and QPR have been mentioned during his time out from management, but links with Barcelona have been the most surprising and at the moment, could be on the cards. Laudrup's footballing philosophies would suit the Tika Taka style Barcelona were once so successful with and Martino's reign at Barcelona looking likely to end, Laudrup could be on the short list to take over at the Nou Camp.
Michael Laudrup remains coy on what the future holds for him and has spoken out about the links with him and his former club but did admit it is something he would be interested in. The former Real Madrid and Barcelona player said: "Everybody would like to train a large club and obviously Barcelona is one of them." Where ever Laudrup does go, one thing is for sure he won't be out of work for long with a number of clubs
looking for summer changes.
In today's footballing world, the occupation of being a manager can be be very short winded. With managers under increasingly harsh pressure, clubs are becoming far to comfortable pulling the trigger with coaches when things aren't going as they expect despite giving them hardly any time to change things around. Many fans will argue that managers are not given enough time and because of this the manager merry-go-round continues to spin.
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