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26.04.2024, 10:38
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Liverpool looking for a new coach, since Jurgen Klopp has announced that he will be leaving from the technical bench a “Cormorants”after no less than nine years at Anfield.
The management’s favorite is Arne Slot, the coach of Feyenoord. The Dutchman is now in pole position and the “Cormorants” the negotiations startedafter the options Xabi Alonso and Ruben Amorim failed.
Arne Slot compared to Guardiola by former Liverpool goalkeeper
Arne Slot did an excellent job at Feyenoord, the team he has been coaching since July 2021. He did not hide his the desire to coach Liverpooland the Dutchman has spoken openly about the opportunity and said he hopes the move will go through.
Slot also has supporters, and a former goalkeeper from Liverpool and also a former colleague of the Dutchman spoke in laudatory terms about the current coach of Feyenoord.
“If you talk to him about the style of play, you’d think you were having a conversation with Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp. He is an intelligent and very respectful guy. You won’t see him like Erik ten Hag at the last press conferences”said Sander Westerveld, former colleague of Arne Slot.
Arne Slot no longer hides that he is wanted by Liverpool
Slot made the statement below on Friday, on the grass, just before the match between Feyenoord and Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Championship.
“The clubs are negotiating. I’m waiting for the verdict. It’s no secret that I want to go to Liverpool. Now I’m waiting for the two teams to reach an agreement. I’m confident that it will happen”Slot said, according https://twitter.com/DennisVanEersel/status/1783567712720916555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1783567712720916555%7Ctwgr%5E20dfe7ab1d32d261b0600a12494e8926eda6318f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2F1ccz2pj%2F%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfalse.
Slot won the Dutch championship with Feyenoord at the end of last season and the Cup this competitive year. Moreover, he took the team to the Conference League final in 2023, where they lost to AS Roma. In addition, Slot was named coach of the year in the Netherlands for two consecutive years, 2022 and 2023.
Feyenoord is only the second team in Slot’s career, having managed Alkmaar from July 2019 until December 2020. The Dutch coach has been on the bench at Feyenoord since July 2021, according to abendzeitung. In the 144 games in which he led the team, Slot averaged 2.13 points per game.
Liverpool should pay somewhere between 10 and 11 million euros for Arne Slot
Arne Slot is under contract with Feyenoord until the summer of 2026, so Liverpool have to pay big money to bring him from the Dutch outfit. The coach does not have a release clause and the club will not stand in the way of a possible departure. According to the same source, the “Cormorants” should pay somewhere between 10 and 11 million euros to Feyenoord in exchange for Arne Slot.
He told the journalist Fabrizio Romano that the negotiations between the two clubs went well until this moment. It remains to be seen when they will clap, as it is as clear as possible that Arne Slot is the favorite of the Liverpool management.
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