Arne Slot’s first three jobs if appointed Liverpool boss including Virgil van Dijk decision
The manager who succeeds Jurgen Klopp at Anfield has an almighty challenge ahead and there will be immediate questions to answer, no matter who comes through the door.
To say Feyenoord boss Arne Slot is unestablished would be unfair given his Dutch Cup success at the weekend and his Eredivisie title triumph last year, but he would certainly be required to answer a few extra questions.
Liverpool have identified him as their top target and discussions are ongoing regarding a deal that would see him make the switch, with Xabi Alonso out of the picture and Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim unlikely to join.
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Slot has been hailed as boasting a silver tongue, something that he will need to utilise when discussing the futures of a number of players as he vies to make an instant impact on Merseyside.
Contract decisions
Arguably Liverpool’s most important three players are out of contract next year and Slot would be required to convince Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah to stay.
The former would be the most likely to pen a renewal, but the situation is not so straight forward for the other two. Captain Van Dijk has already hinted he might head out of Anfield, albeit he later rowed back on the nature of his comments.
Meanwhile, Saudi outfits will continually be linked with Salah - who turns 32 in June - every window from now on, unless he categorically rules out a move. He has insisted that Klopp’s exit will not impact his decision on his future but that does not mean he isn’t eyeing a summer switch.
All three come to a crossroads this summer, or at least within the next 12 months. The options are either sign a new deal,
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