It seems pretty clear now that Arne Slot is Liverpool bound.
His last game as Feyenoord head coach will be on May 19 at home to Excelsior.
Excelsior is Latin for higher.
And Slot is heading for higher things.
A job high up the world football scale, he hopes to bring more highs to Anfield.
High energy, high line, high entertainment.
Slot's high on the charm scale too, and that is important to Liverpool.
Not as important as winning and playing style of course, but a big factor in choosing Slot.
Like Jurgen Klopp he's got a glint in his eye, and he's got swagger, and like Jurgen, Arne has a perfect set of white teeth - and a big friendly smile that makes the most of them.
He loves a camera, and finds dealing with intense media scrutiny very easy.
His news conference on Thursday night at Go Ahead Eagles underlined that, as did our brief interaction on the steps of the Feyenoord team hotel a few hours earlier.
After the match, Slot was frank. Very frank.
In front of a room full of Dutch media - foreign media were banned from attending by the host club - he wasn't asked at all about the 3-1 away win that had just guaranteed Feyenoord Champions League football again next season.
All the questions were about Liverpool, and he answered every one.
No platitudes, no "No comment", no dodging the issue.
Just, almost, full disclosure.
Yes: He wants Liverpool.
Yes: Liverpool want him.
Yes: Negotiations are complicated… but
Yes: He was sure a deal could be done.
A perfect performance, and 11 months ago he handled the Tottenham links with similar panache.
As mentioned, that ability to get the media onside was very much on show at the team hotel earlier in the day, too.
He jumped off the team bus, with a big smile on his face, fully aware myself and Sky
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