AVB wants club with ‘strong plan’

Andre Villas-Boas, one of the favourites for the vacant Liverpool job, is looking for a club with a “strong technical plan” which has longevity, according to his agent.

The Portuguese is the front runner to replace Kenny Dalglish but has also been linked with Italian club Roma, whose manager Luis Enrique left the club a week ago after a disappointing eighth-placed finish.

Villas-Boas himself was dismissed at Chelsea just eight months after signing a three-year contract as Europe’s hottest managerial property.