Feyenoord manager Arne Slot has confirmed he will be succeeding Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool next season – but it could have been a very different profile of manager preparing for life in the Anfield dugout next season.
In a press conference on Friday, Slot told reporters: “I can confirm that I will become the trainer there next year.” Of course, Slot’s appointment at Anfield has not been officially confirmed by the Reds yet but it is now only a matter of time before the Dutchman’s era begins.
However, it could have been an altogether different appointment this summer according to reports in the media on Friday. The ECHO has taken a closer look at what has been doing the rounds in our latest media watch.
According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the Manchester United legend and current Middlesbrough boss Carrick ranked highly on the club’s data analysis of potential replacements for Klopp next season. The 42-year-old led Boro to eighth in the Championship, four points outside the play-off places.
Liverpool to ramp up talks with three key players
Ornstein has also revealed that with Richard Hughes soon to begin his role at the club, talks will soon start to take place with three key players over new contracts – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. The trio are all out of contract at the end of next season and the preference is to keep all three men.
However, there is apparently plenty of hurdles between that being a wish and actually becoming a reality.
