- Liverpool are still looking for a replacement for outgoing coach Jürgen Klopp
- Arne Slot, from Feyenoord, is emerging as a candidate to replace him this summer
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Arne Slot has emerged as a serious candidate to become Jurgen Klopp’s successor as Liverpool intensify their search for a new manager.
The 45-year-old is one of the most progressive coaches in European football and on Sunday guided his Feyenoord team to victory in the KNVB Cup; It is the second trophy he has won in charge of the Rotterdam giants, after having proclaimed them national champions 12 months ago.
Slot, who was considered by both Tottenham and Chelsea last summer, is an ambitious man and has always wanted to test himself on the biggest stage. His progression in Holland, where he began his coaching career at AZ Alkmaar, has not gone unnoticed.
Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan will be looking for new managers this summer and Slot will be in their thinking, but he is also at the forefront of Liverpool’s thinking, and his name has now come to the fore.
Klopp announced on January 26 that he would end his nine-season stay at Anfield in May and it was immediately assumed that Xabi Alonso, who has done such an outstanding job with Bayer Leverkusen, would be in line for an emotional return to Anfield.
Feyenoord coach Arne Slot is a serious candidate to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool
Klopp announced in January that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season.
Three months later, Liverpool are still looking for Klopp’s successor at Anfield
Sporting Lisbon coach Rubén Amorim was the bookmakers’ favorite, but he has also become a target for West Ham.
But Alonso wanted to stay in Germany and that led Rubén Amorim to assume the favoritism of the betting houses. The Portuguese, who has a £12m release clause in his contract, recently spoke of being unable to give Sporting Lisbon any guarantees over his future.
Liverpool had strongly considered him, as they did with Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi, but are now prepared to move in a different direction to Amorim, who is a target for West Ham United, as Mail Sport reported on Monday.
There is no ongoing comment from Liverpool on what will be next for them, but it is easy to see why they would be attracted to Slot, whose Feyenoord team is on the front foot, committed to scoring goals and who are prepared to develop young players. .
Slot, who was rewarded with a new contract by Feyenoord 12 months ago after turning them into champions having previously taken them to the Conference Europe final in 2022, has a deal to keep him in Rotterdam until 2026.
