Don't think this is gonna happen. Deschamps has told a local Marseille paper that a manager should be with a club for a long-term commitment and that he's having talks with Marseille about extending his contract.
I'm old enough to remember the days when LFC did its business in such a professional, efficient way that the first anyone knew of a signing was when he was presented to the media at Anfield.
Problem now is, whoever gets the job will be seen as second-choice (at best). It was probably in Marseille's interest to leak the Liverpool interest to show they held on to their man. I don't see any upside for Purslow in feeding the story to L'Equipe - he ends up with egg on his face for having made a failed bid (always assuming that DD stays in France).
From what I've read, Deschamps is an iron disciplinarian who had distant relations with his players. Made them champions for the first time since 1992, mind you.
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