Liverpool fans have been waiting for the news since January 26. Date on which Jürgen Klopp announced that he was going to “*leave the Liverpool club at the end of the seasonin an interview granted by the club’s official media and posted on social networks. I can understand that it will be a shock to people when they hear it, but I can at least try to explain it. But I still make this decision, of which I am convinced (…) I am running out of energy. I know I couldn’t keep doing the job over and over and over again*.
A surprising and unexpected exit which was surprising in terms of timing, since Liverpool was still in the running to win the Europa League and the Premier League. But the announcement had to be digested quickly and Liverpool began looking for a successor. The name of Xabi Alonso, heroic coach of Bayer Leverkusen, had quickly gained momentum. A route ruled out after the desire of the ex-Reds midfielder to continue with the team which is still undefeated in Europe.
Liverpool paid Feyenoord more than €10m
The other option was Rúben Amorim, the manager of Sporting Portugal, who also declined the offer and instead headed to another Premier League club. It was then necessary to quickly find a name and we recently learned that the red club had reached an agreement with Arne Slot (45) a few days ago, the Dutch coach of Feyenoord. And this Friday evening, The Athletic reports that Liverpool and the Eredivisie club have agreed that Arne Slot will become Jürgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield.
To enlist him, Liverpool paid an amount of just over €10 million to the Stadionclub, since he was under contract with the Dutch team until June 30, 2026. A first offer of €9 million had been rejected by Feyenoord, but the two sides have now reached an agreement. Winner of the Eredivisie last year, then the Dutch Cup this season, the 45-year-old manager will soon be made official at the head of Liverpool and will have the difficult task of moving on after the Klopp era.
