Liverpool players 'underwhelmed by Arne Slot appointment'
A selection of senior Liverpool players are supposedly not entirely happy with the appointment of Arne Slot as their new head coach.
The Feyenoord boss is believed to be on the verge of leaving the Rotterdam giants for Anfield, as Jurgen Klopp prepares to end his glittering nine-year spell at the end of the season.
Slot — who has been in charge of Feyenoord since 2021 — guided the Dutch giants to Eredivisie glory last season, as well as masterminding their run to the KNVB-Beker title in the current campaign.
Feyenoord also made the final of the 2021-22 Europa Conference League with the former AZ Alkmaar head coach at the helm, and he was headhunted by Tottenham Hotspur during the summer of 2023.
Slot ultimately rebuffed Spurs' interest in favour of signing a new contract with Feyenoord, but the opportunity to step into Klopp's shoes on Merseyside proved too tempting for him to turn down.
Liverpool players 'were not consulted on Slot appointment'Liverpool and Feyenoord are now believed to have shaken hands on a compensation package for the Dutchman, which will be an initial £7.7m which could rise to £9.4m with performance-related add-ons.
Slot had already made his desire to manage Liverpool public before the financial terms were agreed, and he recently hinted that an official announcement on his future was not too far away.
However, Football Insider claims that Liverpool's players were not given a heads-up on Slot's appointment by Fenway Sports Group Michael Edwards, who now serves as CEO of Football for the Reds' owners.
The report adds that news of the 45-year-old's arrival has only been met with a 'lukewarm' response from the dressing room, giving Slot an early roadblock as he bids to immediately win over his new
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