New Liverpool manager latest as Arne Slot warned about transfer policy amid fight to keep goalkeeper
Arne Slot will be, and has already been, the subject of commentaries and column inches ahead of his scheduled move to Liverpool.
One report claims that the Dutchman will be given the role of ‘head coach’ rather than ‘manager’ as recruitment responsibilities are funnelled through sporting director Richard Hughes and FSG football CEO Michael Edwards.
Slot, 45, will be required to make a quick impression and make several contract decisions. The likes of Thiago and Joel Matip are out of contract this summer while Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold all have a year left on their deals.
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Adrian is another who is set to leave for nothing this summer while Slot may have a job to keep hold of Caoimhin Kelleher. The Irish shot-stopper is expected to exit Anfield, having impressed during his prolonged spell in goal amid Alisson’s injury this season.
Liverpool rejected a £15m bid from Nottingham Forest in January and links with Celtic have persisted. Football Insider is the latest to relay the inevitable, stating that Kelleher wishes to pursue regular first-choice football elsewhere.
An exit would leave Liverpool with just one senior goalkeeper in Alisson, meaning a back-up or two would need to be bought in a summer where other areas also need strengthening. Slot is expected to have a sway on transfers but perhaps not as much as Jurgen Klopp has done, amid the apparent change in role title.
However, former World Cup finalist Wesley Sneijder says Slot should ditch the idea of sourcing Dutch players from his time in the Eredivisie. The
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