Brendan Rodgers set to join BeIn Sports in pundit role, says anchor Richard Keys
The former Liverpool boss has been linked with the Aston Villa job since leaving Anfield
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Your support makes all the difference.Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will be joining TV station BeIn Sports as a pundit, according to the channel's chief football anchor Richard Keys.
The 42 year-old has been linked to managerial positions with England and Aston Villa since his dismissal from Anfield two weeks ago, where he was replaced by former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp.
Keys, however, has suggested that Rodgers will move into the media and join him the Qatari-owned television network before taking another job in football.
The former Sky Sports anchor replied directly to a Twitter user who asked whether his current employers would be bringing Rodgers in, simply saying: "We will be - yes".
It is not yet clear how far along negotiations are between Rodgers and the network. or whether the former Liverpool boss views this a permanent job or a stop-gap before returning to management.
BeIn Sports, which is based in Doha, Qatar, has the rights to broadcast live Premier League matches and also employs Andy Gray, who left Sky Sports with Keys in 2011 following a sexism scandal.
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