After countless different profiles suggested, Liverpool appear to have a new candidate to replace Jürgen Klopp on the bench at the end of the season. Indeed, the German coach has announced that he is leaving the Anfield Road club after nine years of good and loyal service to the Reds. And following numerous failures in the search for candidates and multiple failed rumors, a new name seems to score a lot of points within the management. According to information relayed by The Telegraph On Tuesday evening, Dutch coach Arne Slot emerged as a serious candidate to become Klopp’s successor as Liverpool intensify their search for a new manager. The 45-year-old tactician is one of the most progressive coaches in European football and guided his Feyenoord side to Dutch Cup victory recently. This is the second trophy he has won at the head of the Rotterdam club, after having been crowned champions twelve months earlier.
Arne Slot, who was on the shelves of Tottenham and Chelsea last summer, is a very ambitious manager who has always wanted to test himself on Europe’s biggest stage. His progress in the Netherlands, where his coaching career began with AZ Alkmaar, has not gone unnoticed in other countries. However, negotiations with Liverpool promise to be complicated for several reasons. Sources claim Dutch club Feyenoord are growing increasingly frustrated with Arne Slot’s agent Rafaela Pimenta constantly offering him to other foreign clubs. The manager is said to have significant power over transfers at Feyenoord and the club have been prepared to give in to any of his demands. Even if there is a certain level of frustration in the management due to these incessant rumors around its technician, Feyernoord is not ready to want to get rid of the great investigator of their recent successes.
The Reds at the checkout!
Xabi Alonso, Roberto De Zerbi, Julian Nagelsmann and possibly Ruben Amorim, Liverpool’s avenues to replace Jürgen Klopp for next season are gradually running out. If the management of Liverpool were to work behind the scenes to lock in the arrival of Arne Slot on the bench, then the right price will have to be paid. Indeed, according to the indiscretions of Daily Mail, Liverpool will face a bill of 8.59 million pounds sterling (or 10 million euros) to do business with Feyenoord. English leaders will have to intensify their efforts to recruit manager Arne Slot, under contract until June 30, 2026, since competition promises to be tough on the European scene this summer for coaches. FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan will all be looking for new managers this summer and Arne Slot could return to foreign considerations, but he is now in pole position at Liverpool according to the English press.
According to information from Daily Mail, Arne Slot is reportedly likely to bring his right-hand man Sipke Hulshoff to his next club, with Liverpool in need of a massive rebuild of their coaching staff after a number of Jürgen Klopp’s trusted squad announced follow in the footsteps of the German coach, leaving office at the end of the season. At the moment, no formal or direct discussions have yet taken place between Liverpool and Arne Slot, nor Feyenoord, and the Dutch club were only informed earlier this week of the growing interest in their manager. In any case, the profile makes sense on several points since Arne Slot is renowned for promoting offensive play by effectively developing young players. The perfect man for a proper transition? That’s what the thinking heads of the Reds think.
