Arne Slot leading candidate to take huge job just weeks after Liverpool firing

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotArne Slot was let go by Liverpool following a disappointing Premier League season but he may not be out of work much longer, with speculation linking him with the Netherlands jobArne Slot(Image: Getty Images)Arne Slot has emerged as a potential managerial candidate for the Netherlands national team.The Dutch were sent packing at the World Cup at the round of 32 stage following a penalty shootout defeat to Morocco on Tuesday night. And that ultimately cost them their place in the competition and Koeman his position.Slot has been out of work since he was fired at Anfield back in May with Liverpool sitting fifth in the Premier League.

That disappointment came after he had guided the club to the top tier title and won the LMA Manager of the Year gong in his first season.The 47-year-old remains a highly-rated coach in world soccer and will undoubtedly have options having been linked with a Feyenoord return. One of which now, according to Dutch football reporter Marcel van der Kraan, would make perfect sense as head of the national side.He told talkSPORT: "I think Arne Slot is very, very much up for that; he’s probably the ideal candidate.

He won the league with Feyenoord in 2023 as well as the KNVB Cup in 2024 before taking the reins at Liverpool.Former Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman(Image: Getty Images)He also took Feyenoord to the UEFA Conference League Final in 2022 before ultimately losing out to AS Roma.Slot, however, is not the only manager in the frame for the role. Although this opening could potentially tempt him to make a comeback to frontline coaching should he win the race ahead of Slot.The Netherlands lost out to Morocco at the World Cup but their spot-kick failure came after they had won their Group F with comprehensive victories over both Tunisia and Sweden.