FSG have made huge decision over Arne Slot's summer replacement at Liverpool

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Liverpool owners FSG have earmarked former midfielder Xabi Alonso as Arne Slot’s successor at Anfield this summer, a new report has claimed. So, last season we tried to win four and this season we tried to win four as well.

Tomorrow the FA Cup is on the line and that’s a massive game for us.” Now, TEAMtalk claim that Alonso is the “only name” that Liverpool want to bring in at the end of the season, with the Spaniard currently out of work after being sacked by Real Madrid earlier in the season. The report adds that “the dramatic drop-off from last season’s title triumph has seriously alarmed” those high up at the club, and while they are not definitely “planning a change” yet, Slot “knows a full explanation of the season’s drop-off will be required when the campaign ends.” What does Arne Slot need to do to keep his job?

For many Liverpool supporters, Slot’s time in charge should be up this summer, following a bitterly disappointing season where he has coached the team poorly. Slot will still have some fans and pundits on his side, considering he only won the title last season, but he will have to improve hugely to keep his job, and Alonso feels like a natural and popular successor if he is relieved of his duties.