Liverpool have reportedly chosen Feyenoord’s Arne Slot as the man to become their new manager.

Slot had not initially seemed likely to be in the running to take over from Jurgen Klopp this summer.

However, the Dutchman was outed on Tuesday as Liverpool’s preferred choice to follow Klopp at Anfield.



With things now reportedly set to ‘move fast,’ it really looks like the Reds have found their man.

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For Liverpool fans, there will be mixed emotions no doubt.

Pep Lijnders has been crucial to everything good about Liverpool in recent years and by the sounds of things, Slot has has his very own Lijnders lined up.

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Klopp’s entire first-team staff have always been influential to everything he’s achieved at Liverpool.

It will be strange to see many of them leave the club with him.

But, with the new man coming in, it’s important that he brings people with him who can help him to succeed.

And with that in mind, Slot is reportedly already preparing to assemble his team for the Reds.

Taking to X last night, journalist Dominic King claimed that the Dutchman will look to bring his current assistant manager at Feyenoord, Sipke Hulshoff, with him.

“Arne Slot update: he would be prepared to bring his assistant Sipike Hulshoff with him to Liverpool if the move deal gets done,” King reports.

“It is absolutely clear now Slot is preferred candidate at this stage.”

Plenty of Liverpool supporters may not have even heard of Slot before the last couple of days, so they won’t be expected to know his assistant either.

But, as it turns out, some at Anfield are already very aware of Hulshoff.

Van Dijk has publicly praised Hulshoff in the past, raving about his tactical strength to Voetbal International last year.

“Of course, I didn’t know Sipke Hulshoff at all before this,” says the Liverpool captain.