The manager who succeeds Jurgen Klopp at Anfield has an almighty challenge ahead and there will be immediate questions to answer, no matter who comes through the door.

To say Feyenoord boss Arne Slot is unestablished would be unfair given his Dutch Cup success at the weekend and his Eredivisie title success last year, but he would certainly be required to answer a few extra questions.

Liverpool have identified him as their top target and discussions are ongoing regarding a deal that would see him make the switch, with Xabi Alonso out of the picture and Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim unlikely to join.

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Slot has been hailed as boasting a silver tongue, something that he will need to utilise when discussing the futures of a number of players as he vies to make an instant impact on Merseyside.

Contract decisions

Arguably Liverpool’s most important three players are out of contract next year and Slot would be required to convince Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah to stay.

The former would be the most likely to pen a renewal, but the situation is not so straight forward for the other two.

Virgil van Dijk's current Liverpool contract will expire next year.

The options are either sign a new deal, be sold in the next two windows, or let their contracts expire thus allowing them to leave for free next year.

Slot will be required to make a quick impression on all three and perhaps the shared nationality will tempt Van Dijk to stay on - unless the club decides he and Salah are past their best-before date.

FFP scope

Klopp and his team have been commended for bringing so much success to Liverpool while operating on a lower financial turnover compared to other top six clubs.

The numbers back it up.

During his reign, Liverpool have had the lowest net spend - £254m - with the next lowest figure among the ‘big six’ being Tottenham on £484m.

The scope of spending must be a question Slot asks during his interview process.

Before deciding who to keep and sell this summer - much of which will be influenced by pre-season and the club’s current stance - Slot must assess Liverpool’s Financial Fair Play status, which will impact his next task.

Finding a finisher

Liverpool have had no problem with creating chances this season, but they’ve had an extremely frustrating time finding the net when it’s crunch time

Diogo Jota of Liverpool
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