Liverpool are interested in appointing Feyenoord's Arne Slot as their new manager, understands.
Slot is now one of the leading candidates to succeed Jurgen Klopp, who will leave Anfield at the end of the 2023/24 season.
The Dutchman led Feyenoord to the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League final in his debut 2021/22 season and then won the Eredivisie title last year. He also won this season's KNVB Cup on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over NEC Nijmegen.
Slot's eye-catching brand of brave and attacking football is of appeal to Liverpool, and it was also why Tottenham Hotspur tried to sign him prior to appointing Ange Postecoglou. He is in demand again with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Milan also interested.
Bayern are understood to be the most serious and aggressive of the other suitors. Barcelona and Milan will likely struggle to meet Feyenoord's compensation demands which, with backroom staff included, are expected to be close to be over £10m. Liverpool are still conducting a thorough process and as a result Slot is not the only candidate.
The Reds had been talking to Sporting CP's Ruben Amorim but, as revealed earlier this month, the 39-year-old was never established as the top target for the position and those negotiations are not advancing as it stands.
Despite reports to the contrary, understands Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil is not one of the names on their shortlist. Similarly, Lille manager Paulo Fonseca is not currently under serious consideration by those in charge at Anfield.
FSG's CEO of Football Michael Edwards and Liverpool's incoming sporting director Richard Hughes are prepared to make a 'brave and bold appointment'.
With Liverpool not advancing talks with Amorim, the Sporting boss was invited to
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