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The transfer window for players will open when the season ends but the movement of managers has no deadline — anyone can switch roles at any point.

Jurgen Klopp’s announcement in January that he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of this season after nine years at Anfield kicked off speculation over who would replace him.

Soon after, Xavi said he would be stepping down as Barcelona head coach this summer before Bayern Munich joined the party in February by confirming they would be parting ways with Thomas Tuchel, leaving three of the biggest jobs in European football open for applications.



This season, he has guided them to their first KNVB Cup (Dutch FA Cup) triumph since 2018.

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Slot, who is from the Netherlands, has met the key criteria Liverpool have set out in their search for a new manager, with a record of playing attacking football and developing young talent.

The Athletic’s Mark Carey says: “The data of Slot’s Feyenoord team points to an aggressive, dominant style of play that is ideally suited to Liverpool’s squad.”

Ruben Amorim

The Sporting Lisbon head coach was in London this week for talks with West Ham United despite David Moyes still being in charge at the east London club.

Moyes, 60, is out of contract this summer and though he said in February he was offered a new deal, his future remains uncertain.

However, Amorim is not expected to join West Ham.

Following the meeting, he is believed to feel a move there is not for him.

Amorim had also been in Liverpool’s thinking for the summer, but their preferred candidate to replace Klopp is Slot.

The 39-year-old Amorim won the Portuguese league title with Sporting in 2021 and is known for promoting young players and improving individuals.

Julen Lopetegui

The 57-year-old is out of work having left Wolverhampton Wanderers days before the Premier League season started, to be replaced by Gary O’Neil.

The former Spain men’s national team, Sevilla and Real Madrid head coach is another to have been assessed by West Ham, and with it thought Amorim is unlikely to join, that brings Lopetegui and others firmly into the mix.

Lopetegui’s exit from Wolves last summer came after speaking about the financial issues at the club.

Xavi(Alberto Gardin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The former midfielder reversed his decision to leave Barca this summer after discussions with sporting director Deco and club president Joan Laporta.

Xavi will now remain in charge on a contract that runs until the end of June 2025.

The former Spain international won La Liga in his first full season in charge having taken over in November 2021.

However, this season the club are set to finish empty-handed, trailing rivals Real Madrid in the league and knocked out of both the Champions League and Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage.

On Xavi’s U-turn, The Athletic’s Pol Ballus said: “The lack of consensus around Xavi’s future is without a doubt the biggest concern for Barca fans.

But for now, Barca players, the board and agents know what to expect from the club as they start working towards next season.”

Ralf Rangnick

The Austria manager confirmed on April 24 that he had held talks with Bayern to replace Tuchel as their head coach.

Speaking to Austrian outlet 90minuten, Rangnick said: “Bayern Munich have contacted me and I have also informed the OFB (Austrian Football Association).

If I want to do something else, I will first discuss it with the OFB.”

Despite his time at United ending in failure, Rangnick has previously been successful as a director of football at Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig among other roles.

Xabi Alonso(Lars Baron/Getty Images)

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder ended Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga dominance by winning the title with Bayer Leverkusen this month and is one of the most in-demand coaches in Europe.

But Alonso said “(Leverkusen) is the right place for me” in late March and confirmed he would stay at to take them into the Champions League next season.

Liverpool were aware the 42-year-old was unlikely to leave Leverkusen as they searched for a Klopp successor, while Bayern also considered their former player to take over from outgoing manager Tuchel.

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Julian Nagelsmann

The Germany head coach had been linked with a return to Bayern Munich, and last summer had attracted interest from Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain.

However, on April 19, he signed a contract extension with the national team to remain in charge until after the 2026 World Cup.

Nagelsmann won the Bundesliga with Bayern in 2022 and reached the DFB-Pokal final in 2021 with Leipzig as well as taking them to the Champions League semi-finals, but will now lead the Germany men’s side for the next two years, having taken over from Hansi Flick on a short-term deal in September 2023.

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Unai Emery

The Spaniard delighted Aston Villa’s supporters — and owners — when he extended his contract this week.

The former Arsenal, Sevilla and Villarreal head coach, a four-time winner of the Europa League, has turned around the fortunes of Villa since taking over from Steven Gerrard in November 2022.

Villa are in the Europa Conference League semi-finals and look set to finish in the Premier League top four, which would secure a Champions League spot.

Emery had been linked with several vacancies but will now discuss extending his deal with the club further when he meets with Villa owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens in the summer.

The Athletic’s Villa reporter Jacob Tanswell said: “The club has been built and directed in Emery’s image, affording the type of power and environment geared towards his management style.

But an absence of Champions League football — and having finished bottom of their Champions League group this season — will not sit in his favour.

Roberto De Zerbi(Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

The Italian took Brighton into Europe for the first time this season after a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League last year.

This success led to De Zerbi being linked with vacancies at Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern
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