Arne Slot's assistant manager could join him at Liverpool after impressing Virgil van Dijk
When Jurgen Klopp departs Liverpool this summer, he will be followed out the exit door by a number of his backroom team.
Assistant managers Pep Lijnders and Peter Krawietz will also both depart, along with elite-development coach Vitor Matos. Meanwhile, head of recovery and performance, Andreas Schlumberger, is also reportedly due to leave the club.
Consequently, there will be a number of new faces in the Reds dugout next season with Liverpool in the market for far more than just a new manager.
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Such a managerial search was ramped up on Wednesday as club bosses opened negotiations with Feyenoord as they look to appoint Arne Slot as Klopp’s successor. The 45-year-old has been identified as the Reds’ preferred candidate ahead of Klopp’s summer exit.
Liverpool have a good relationship with Slot's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, the Brazilian lawyer who also used to represent Ryan Gravenberch before leaving Team Raiola.
Should the Dutchman take over at Anfield, it's been suggested Slot would be keen to bring assistant Sipke Hulshoff with him to Merseyside.
Such a move could be good news for a number of current Reds players, given the 49-year-old currently serves as Ronald Koeman’s assistant manager with the Netherlands along with his role at Feyenoord alongside Slot.
The former Everton boss started his second stint in charge of the Dutch national team in January 2023, with Hulshoff taking over as his number two at the same time. Consequently, he has spent the past 18 months working closely with Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, and Gravenberch with the Netherlands on
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