Arne Slot could get Liverpool reunion with former coach after exit confirmed
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotFeyenoord has seemingly confirmed that Etienne Reijnen will be leaving the club this summer, after Liverpool was linked with bringing him in to work alongside Arne Slot againFeyenoord assistant coach Etienne Reijnen.(Image: Hans van der Valk/BSR Agency/Getty Images)Feyenoord technical director Dennis te Kloese has seemingly confirmed that Etienne Reijnen will be leaving the club in the summer to work "abroad".The 39-year-old was someone that Arne Slot wanted to bring to Liverpool when he moved to England, only for work permit issues to prevent him from joining the Reds' coaching staff. "He doesn't just go abroad to work for no reason."READ MORE: Xabi Alonso's first words as Chelsea manager as former Liverpool hero's appointment confirmedREAD MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Arne Slot future, Alonso confirmed, Diomande moveReijnen briefly played with Slot at the Dutch side PEC Zwolle for two years.
He was appointed by the now Liverpool boss during his time at Feyenoord."I thought about it carefully," Slot said at the time. "Ultimately, I considered it an important criterion that if you bring someone in the middle of the season, you already know that person well."You don't want to have to get to know someone completely in the middle of the season."Reijnen is currently working under Van PersieSlot spoke about the chances of Liverpool adding to its backroom team a few weeks ago when fresh links with Reijnen first surfaced."I think we all know that we lost a member of staff during the season," Slot said, referring to Aaron Briggs, who departed in December, when he was asked about the possibility of someone else coming in this summer."We parted ways so it makes complete sense at this club, if someone is leaving a department, that you are looking at a replacement."In general, for a club, it makes sense not only to look at player-wise but also staff-wise.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
We always look around to see how we can strengthen."Liverpool.com says: Getting this summer right will be vital for the Reds, whether that means bringing in an addition to the coaching team, changing the style of play, as Mohamed Salah suggested yesterday, or whatever else.Transfers will be the biggest determinant in what happens next, while there is a clear need to improve the defensive set-up and the overall structure of the Liverpool team. There is plenty of work that needs to be done.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCArne Slot