Liverpool and Feyenoord are moving towards finalizing a deal for Arnie Slott to succeed Jurgen Klopp.
Talks have progressed positively and sources in the Netherlands have mentioned a figure of £9.85 million, with Sky Sports News told that no amount has yet been agreed and talks are ongoing.
Slott, who led the Dutch club to just their second Eredivisie title last season this century, joined Liverpool’s shortlist from the start of a long, grueling process and when he completed due diligence on all the key criteria. Be on top of it.
Xabi Alonso, the best candidate for every top club looking for a new manager this summer, took himself out of contention by staying at Bayer Leverkusen.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appeared to endorse Slott as his potential successor, describing him as a ‘good coach and a good man’.
Sports coach Ruben Amorim made Liverpool’s shortlist, and despite external clamor for him, the club always maintained he was not the leading or preferred option.
He ticked a number of requirements, but his style of play – particularly using a back three – and long-term vision did not suit the current squad nor the philosophy implemented across all age groups at Liverpool.
Suggestions of financial reasons behind Amorim not being the frontrunner for the Anfield job have been dismissed as fiction.
Doubts have also been raised about the reasons for the 39-year-old’s very public meeting with West Ham, with one referee suggesting Amorim was trying to pressure Liverpool by showing he had other options. are
The club had already judged Slott as a better football fit as well as a superior communicator and connector.
Watch Slot give an impressive team talk after last season’s emphatic win over Ajax – after his side went on to win the Eredivisie
Character references for each candidate also established him as a top choice.
On Thursday, Slott indicated he was confident a deal would be agreed upon. “Everyone understands that Feyenoord will want to receive as much money as possible, but I have a feeling that they will not begrudge me a move,” he said.
“I hope things will become clear in the next few days.”
Why are Liverpool interested in the slot?
Slott, who lifted the Dutch Cup last weekend and led Feyenoord to their first title in six years last season, appeals to Liverpool because of his aggressive, full-throttle style.
He has coached his team to become adept at turning defensive moves into shooting opportunities and leads the Eredivisie for tackles won in the opposition’s final third.
Feyenoord have the best defense and second best offensive metrics in the league.
Slott has shown an ability to improve individually as well as collectively, working on a smaller budget than his main rivals, and his penchant for a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation. The trend fits Liverpool’s squad.
Tottenham, Chelsea and Leeds have previously approached the slot. He signed a new deal last May to keep him at Feyenoord until 2026 but has cited a desire to take the next step in his career.
Slott says he is confident the club will reach an agreement to allow him to join Liverpool.
Slott has a track record of developing players and managing its budget and resources better than rivals in both AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord. This is important as we scan the football landscape and how it is about to change.
We have seen the teeth of the Premier League’s principles of profitability and sustainability, with some clubs emphasizing “anchoring” and the introduction of a strict salary cap, the importance of work on training pitches, being able to bring in young talent. Being, and working well within the means is going to be more obvious.
Under Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool have been run in a healthy, sustainable manner and it is prudent to recruit a manager who can continue to maximize resources.
Feyenoord boss Arne Slott had an awkward exchange with Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cottrell when asked about taking the Liverpool job.
Most of the candidates Liverpool considered ticked that box, but Slott’s playing style and philosophy, which marries so well with what Klopp has implemented at the club, sets him apart.
This means no large-scale strategy shake-ups or adaptations. Liverpool have a similar vision and style of play across all age groups, which dictates the stylistic profile they recruit for, so it makes sense to continue.
The jump from the Eredivisie to a team that wants to win the Premier League and become a major force in Europe, but threatens every potential successor to Klopp.
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Jamie Carragher feels Slott may find the move from Feyenoord to Liverpool tough as he has to juggle the club’s current demands of competing for the biggest trophy every season.
Jamie Carragher says Liverpool’s move for the slot reflects the lack of “top managers” currently available.
Speaking to , former Liverpool defender Carragher said: “It’s a big jump from Feyenoord to Liverpool and I think it shows at the moment that maybe there’s a lack of real top managers, when you look at Liverpool. Who is going for?
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“Initially it was Xabi Alonso – this is his first full season as a manager – then there was talk of Ruben Amorim from Sporting, who is only 39. Now Arnie Slott is the favourite.”
Carragher added that the scenario facing the slot at Anfield is likely to be different to the one Klopp inherited after his time in charge of Borussia Dortmund in 2014, or the one Rafa Benitez ran into after leaving Valencia in 2004. had gone.
“I don’t think it’s like Benitez coming in, or Klopp,” he said. “Benitez coming off the back of two La Liga titles and a UEFA Cup, or Klopp winning two league titles and reaching the Champions League final. Liverpool were actually in a different place then.
Gary Neville gives his take on Liverpool’s slot move.
“That Liverpool team, certainly under Benitez that I was a part of, we were a team trying to qualify for the top four. With Klopp when he came in.
“But Liverpool are in a different era now. They actually want to challenge themselves for the Premier League every season. Next season, in the Champions League they will expect to reach at least the quarter-finals.
“I think it’s a big leap but obviously he’s a great coach with a great track record so far. We’ll see.”
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‘Slot brings crazy, sexy football’
Slot took over from Dick Advocaat at Feyenoord for the start of the 2021/22 season and the club finished fifth last campaign.
Just two years later, they were champions of the Eredivisie. He built a pressing team capable of winning as well as playing intense, attacking football.
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Feyenoord are second behind PSV Eindhoven this season, nine points adrift with four games to play. In Europe, they finished third in their Champions League group before progressing to the Europa League, where they were knocked out on penalties by Roma in February.
Speaking to, Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan said: “He is Liverpool’s main candidate.
“It was only a matter of time before another big English club came knocking on the door. Not only has he been a successful manager, he is also very impressive with his style of play, Pep Guardiola-style football.
“I don’t expect Feyenoord to stand in the way. They know he is a manager in demand but they will demand a big compensation fee. He has two years left on his contract.
Sky Sports’ Peter Smith and David Reid discuss the news that Liverpool have opened talks with Feyenoord about keeping Ern Slott as manager.
“It was a record deal. Never before in Dutch football had a team paid such a large salary to a manager.
“The players love him, the fans love him, the club love him – they won’t want him to go, Feyenoord have every right to demand a big fee because he has no clause in his contract, which he renewed last year.
“He has been a successful coach and made Feyenoord champions by playing crazy, sexy football. What this man brings to the football pitch is sexy.
“There is nothing more for him to win here. The next step for him is to get into a club in a big league and no league is bigger for the Dutch than the Premier League.
“I would be surprised if Slott doesn’t jump at the chance and become Liverpool manager next season.”
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