Feyenoord supervisor Arne Slot says he’ll take over at Liverpool in the summertime after Jurgen Klopp’s departure.
Feyenoord’s Arne Slot has confirmed he will likely be Liverpool’s supervisor subsequent season after Juergen Klopp leaves the Premier League membership on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
Liverpool haven’t but confirmed the alternative for his or her German supervisor, who will go away after the membership’s remaining recreation of the season in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.
“I can verify that I’ll develop into the coach there subsequent 12 months,” Slot mentioned on Friday.
“Till now I used to be not interested by this being the build-up to my final match, however that begins coming now. At the start of the week, you’re interested by coaching and people form of issues.
“However the feeling will get stronger now. That’s the reason I’m a little bit bit late now [for the news conference] as a result of I needed to say goodbye to some folks personally and take time for them, extra than simply shaking palms.
“So yeah, the sensation grows. I perceive that good outcomes assist, however it is rather good to really feel that individuals actually are considering it’s a pity that I’m leaving.”
Feyenoord confirmed Slot’s departure, posting a video on X saying: “The Arne Slot period is coming to an finish. Let’s benefit from the final moments.”
The Arne Slot period is coming to an finish… 🔒
Let’s benefit from the final moments. pic.twitter.com/iIvj8pJzUo
— Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord) Could 17, 2024
Slot has been answerable for the Dutch membership since 2021 and gained the Eredivisie league title in 2022-23 together with the KNVB Cup this season. Feyenoord additionally reached the Europa Convention League remaining in his first season on the membership.
Klopp introduced in January that he would go away Liverpool on the finish of this season. Though Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso and Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim have been beforehand linked with the job, the 45-year-old Slot is ready to take cost.
Slot had signed a contract extension with Feyenoord on the finish of final season till 2026. Media experiences mentioned Liverpool wanted to pay the Dutch membership an undisclosed sum for his signature.
Slot was linked with the Tottenham Hotspur job on the finish of final season earlier than signing his contract extension, and his aggressive, attacking soccer model attracted Liverpool.
In Slot’s first season, he took Feyenoord to 3rd place, and final 12 months, they gained the league title.
This season, they have been denied a repeat of their title triumph by a formidable PSV Eindhoven.
Slot’s success and entertaining model of soccer has beforehand attracted curiosity from different English golf equipment, together with Crystal Palace and Leeds United, earlier than Spurs tried to entice him to north London on the finish of final season.
He determined to stay at Feyenoord, however the strategy from Liverpool proved irresistible and Slot will now have the duty of changing the much-loved Klopp, who joined in 2015 and constructed a legacy over almost 500 video games.
