Liverpool are hopeful of agreeing a new contract with Jurgen Klopp to extend his stay at the club beyond 2024.
It is understood the Reds boss has suggested he would be open to a further deal at Anfield, where he has been in charge since October 2015.
Mike Gordon, the president of Fenway Sports Group and influential in the running of the club, was at Wednesday's Champions League semi-final leg against Villarreal, where he was sat near Klopp's agent Mark Kosicke.
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Gordon was key to negotiating Klopp's last contract extension in December 2019 and will again lead the talks with FSG happy to allow the German to remain in charge for as long as he sees fit.
Klopp - whose side remain in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple after beating Villarreal 2-0 - had long been expected to leave when his present deal ends in just over two years, having helped Liverpool to a sixth Champions League triumph, a first-ever FIFA Club World Cup triumph and ended a 30-year wait to be crowned champions of England.
The Reds boss admitted in February his enthusiasm had waned last season following a campaign behind closed doors, stating: “I couldn’t have cared less at that moment, just get through it and that is absolutely true. Why shouldn’t managers be different? But for all of us it was the same. We were all like really drained. Just finished. Done.”
However, Klopp spoke in March where he appeared open to the possibility of further extending his stay.
“If I have the energy levels for it," he said. "That is important. I love what I do but I’ve said a couple of times there must be something else out there in the world, to be honest, apart from always thinking about properly skilled, good-looking, fantastically nice football players."
The news of Klopp considering a new deal will be a major boost for Liverpool, who have already won the Carabao Cup this season and have progressed to the FA Cup final and are battling with Manchester City for the Premier League title.
