Liverpool open talks with Feyenoord over supervisor Slot – sources

Liverpool have opened talks with Feyenoord in an try to barter a deal for the membership’s head coach Arne Slot to change into Jürgen Klopp’s successor as supervisor at Anfield, sources have advised ESPN.

ESPN reported on Tuesday that Slot, 45, had emerged because the main contender for the Liverpool job following Xabi Alonso’s determination to stay at Bayer Leverkusen and a cooling within the Premier League membership’s curiosity in Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim.

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However with Liverpool conscious of rival curiosity from Bayern Munich and Barcelona in Slot, contact has been made with Feyenoord in an effort to win the race for the previous AZ Alkmaar coach.

Slot rejected approaches from Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur final yr — Chelsea additionally expressed an curiosity in him — and selected as a substitute to signal a brand new three-year contract with the Rotterdam group having led the membership to the 2022-23 Eredivisie title.

As a consequence of Slot committing himself to Feyenoord till 2026, Liverpool must pay a compensation package deal within the area of £9 million ($11.2m) to prise him from his contract.

Liverpool’s seek for a brand new supervisor is being led by Michael Edwards, who employed Klopp in 2015 throughout his earlier position as sporting director, following his return to the membership final month as head of soccer for Fenway Sports activities Group, Liverpool’s American homeowners.

Klopp introduced in January that he’ll go away his publish on the finish of this season.

Liverpool play Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday needing to beat their Merseyside rivals to shut a three-point hole on Premier League leaders Arsenal, who moved clear on the high with a 5-0 win towards Chelsea on Tuesday.