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'I think': Pundit says manager of fourth-place club will replace Arne Slot at Liverpool in the next two years

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Arne Slot hasn’t even been confirmed as Liverpool’s next manager and there’s already talk about who could replace him.

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The Dutchman seems to be impressed with Nicky Hayen, who has been doing a terrific job at Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.

Writing a whole article in which he has heaped praise on the 43-year-old, Mulder boldly claimed that he thinks Hayen will be off to Merseyside in two years to become the Liverpool manager.

He wrote on Humo: “Nicky Hayen will be festively named T1 of Club Brugge on the day of the championship of Belgium and will host a series of matches in the Champions League next year to attract attention from Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern and Manchester.

“Nasser Al-Khelaifi of Paris Saint-Germain also joins the last-minute fight for his signature.

“Personally, I think the great Nicky Hayen will replace Arne Slot as manager of Liverpool within two years.”

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Nicky Hayen is a 43-year-old coach who was named as the caretaker manager of Club Brugge in March this year.

A centre-back during his time as a player, Hayen played most of his football in Belgium along with a two-year spell in the Netherlands at RBC Roosendaal.

Hayen has done a brilliant job at Brugge.

The Bruges finished fourth in the regular season and now with the 43-year-old at the helm, they are fighting to win the title in the Champions’ Play-Offs.

Hayen is still only the caretaker manager at Brugge, but what he has done since his appointment less than two months ago is nothing short of brilliant.

He has a bright future ahead of him in management, and it won’t be a surprise at all if he ends up in a bigger league in the coming years.

However, the Liverpool job in two years seems a bit unrealistic at this point.