Liverpool face unique Arne Slot risk as decision hints at FSG transfer strategy
While it appears that nothing has yet been signed with regards to the man who would be the successor to Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, all signs are pointing to Arne Slot.
After months of speculation around the like of Xabi Alonso and Ruben Amorim, it is the 45-year-old Dutchman, the current boss of Eredivisie side Feyenoord who is the frontrunner. On Thursday evening, Slot confirmed his intention to become the next Liverpool manager.
"It's no secret that I want to go to Liverpool," he told reporters. "The clubs are negotiating. We have to wait until an agreement is reached, but I have every confidence in that." A compensation package of more than £10million is likely to be required to prise him from the Rotterdam club.
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Despite having been linked with the Tottenham Hotspur job last year before Ange Postecoglou took over, Slot was seen as something of an outside bet to be in the running to replace Klopp. His CV so far is limited to the Dutch top tier, albeit with some considerable success.
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have placed an enormous amount of faith in Michael Edwards to lead on the managerial search, with FSG creating a new ‘CEO of Football’ role, one that also includes the acquisition of another football club, to coax Edwards back into the fold after he departed his previous role as sporting director with the club back in 2022.
Finding the right candidate to deliver success to Liverpool is vital, and it remains in FSG’s very best interests to keep the Reds competing for the biggest prizes in world club football from a
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