Liverpool set to lose long-term staff member joining Pep Ljinders at Man City
Liverpool is set to lose an analyst who has worked for the club for the last 13 years, as he is set to join Manchester City's new-look coaching staff.
James French will join Pep Lijnders at the Etihad Stadium club, after it emerged last month that Jurgen Klopp's former assistant is set to become Pep Guardiola's assistant.
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