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Liverpool are close to finalising a deal to appoint 45-year-old Feyenoord manager Arne Slot as Klopp's successor, who will leave at the end of the season after nine hugely successful years at Anfield.

Ruben Amorim of Sporting CP and Arne Slot of Feyenoord were the two names [linked with Liverpool].

"Most Liverpool fans who go to the match wouldn't have really known who that man from Feyenoord [Slot] is.

But I think that's just the place we find ourselves in right now."

Last week, Liverpool reached a financial agreement with Feyenoord, believed to be in the region of £9m, for Slot, who is now waiting to agree personal terms before rubber-stamping his move to Anfield this summer.

The Dutchman's appointment is the latest in a summer of change for owners Fenway Sports Group, who recently brought former sporting director Michael Edwards back on board in a new, wide-ranging role as the 'CEO of Football' within FSG's empire.

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