Exclusive: How much it might cost FSG to sack Arne Slot as £80m Liverpool dilemma explained

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Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Liverpool now face Leeds United in a Premier League meeting on Saturday, and defeat in that fixture is expected to pile more pressure on the Dutchman.FSG can easily afford to sack Arne SlotWith Slot showing no signs of being able to stop the rot at Anfield, FSG may have a decision to make on his future in the coming weeks or months.Now, Rousing The Kop have spoken to finance expert Adam Williams to get an insight into how much it would cost Liverpool to dismiss the Dutchman.He said: “Slot signed a three-year deal, so he’s contracted to the club until the end of 2026-27. If it was just £6-7m, he’d be on the equivalent of one of the worst-paid players in Liverpool’s squad’s salary.

That kind of wage structure doesn’t make sense.“The conventional wisdom is that, in order to sack a manager, you have to pay out the remainder of their contract. These factors can work in the manager’s favour or the club’s – there’s no way of knowing for sure without having the contract in front of us.Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images“But either way, the cost of sacking Slot, or indeed appointing a new manager, won’t be a consideration for FSG.

They have invested a lot in him and his plans and, fundamentally, it will be a football decision, albeit one rooted in the eventual return on investment FSG are eventually destined to get at Liverpool.“Let’s say the cost is £15m… That is the amount that you get in prize money for finishing roughly five places higher in the Premier League. Even if you finish one or two places higher than you would have done otherwise but make it into the Champions League as a result, that’s about £80m in extra revenue virtually guaranteed.“FSG certainly aren’t going to make any knee-jerk decisions; it’s not their style.