Liverpool Women still hope to appoint Gareth Taylor as head coach as reason for delay is revealed | OneFootball

Liverpool Women are still interested in hiring former Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor as their new manager, and reports have revealed why there have been delays in completing a deal.

The Reds have been without a permanent manager since Matthew Beard was sacked back in February.

Amber Whiteley stepped in as interim manager and guided Liverpool to a seventh-place finish in the Women’s Super League.

Liverpool are high on Whiteley but they have been looking for a new permanent manager. Whiteley will likely remain as part of the club’s coaching set-up.

It was on July 9th when reports emerged that Liverpool were looking to appoint Taylor as their new manager.

Nearly a month on and there still has not been any announcement over who the club’s permanent head coach will be.

Why have there been delays in Liverpool Women hiring a new manager?

The Guardian reported that Liverpool Women are still hopeful of appointing Gareth Taylor as their new manager.

However, they claim that there has been a delay, which relates to terms in his previous Manchester City contract.

Taylor was sacked by Manchester City just weeks after Liverpool parted ways with Matthew Beard – now at Burnley.

Liverpool Women are reportedly prepared to be patient to hire Taylor, and all parties expect the deal will eventually go through.

The good news for Liverpool is that there is still more than a month before the start of the 2025-26 Women’s Super League season.

However, Liverpool will be keen to get a new manager in through the door as early as possible, especially with players returning to clubs following Euro 2025 and other international tournaments this summer.

There will be high spirits in the Women’s Super League after England’s Euro 2025 triumph. betting sites have already priced the Lionesses as second-favourites to win the competition again at Euro 2029.

Who is Liverpool target Gareth Taylor?

Liverpool Women target Gareth Taylor is a former men’s footballer who played for the likes of Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United and Manchester City.

After working as a youth coach on the men’s side at Man City, he was appointed as head coach of the club’s women’s side in 2020.

During his time as Manchester City’s women’s manager, he won the Women’s Super League title in 2022, as well as the FA Cup in 2020.

He narrowly missed out on the WSL title again in the 2023-24 season. City were overtaken on goal difference by Chelsea on the final day of the season.

After a tough 2024-25 campaign, Taylor was sacked on March 10th, with the club fourth in the standings – where they would finish the season and miss out on Champions League football.