Giovanni van Bronckhorst stance on Liverpool exit as Arne Slot coach targeted for role
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesGiovanni van BronckhorstGiovanni Bronckhorst is reportedly set to be approached over the possibility of returning to boyhood club Feyenoord after just one season on Liverpoool's coaching staffGiovanni van Bronckhorst could leave Liverpool this summer(Image: 2026 Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA)Giovanni van Bronckhorst is reportedly open to leaving Liverpool this summer amid apparent interest from Feyenoord, the club he represented as a player and as a manager.Van Bronckhorst joined Liverpool last year and is third in command to head coach Arne Slot and assistant coach Sipke Hulshoff. His stint on Merseyside could be short-lived, though, with suggestions that Van Bronckhorst could be targeted by Feyenoord for a technical director role.Van Bronckhorst made over 200 appearances for Feyenoord across two spells during his playing career, before a successful stint as manager between 2015 and 2019 saw the team win the Eredivisie as well as two Dutch cups.READ MORE: Steven Gerrard offered 'enticing' project to replace former Liverpool bossREAD MORE: Andy Robertson fuels rumors over next club with Virgil van Dijk photo at AnfieldVan Bronckhorst replaced John Heitinga on Liverpool's coaching staff last summer after Heitinga left the Reds to become Ajax's head coach.Heitinga was fired after a few months in charge of the Amsterdam club, before returning to the Premier League with Tottenham as Thomas Frank's assistant in January — only to leave in February when Frank was fired.That is unlikely to act as a cautionary tale for Van Bronckhorst, considering his close personal ties with Feyenoord and Rotterdam.Meanwhile, Liverpool head coach Slot – also a former Feyenoord manager – is expected to lead Liverpool into the 2026-27 campaign.The club's owner, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), remaining unwavering in its support of the head coach that led the team to the Premier League title last season.FSG accepts that there are extraordinary mitigating circumstances behind Liverpool's difficult season, which began a matter of weeks after player Diogo Jota died in a car crash in Spain while journeying back to England for the start of pre-season.Arne Slot is expected to stay at Liverpool into next seasonLiverpool went into the season as the defending Premier League champion but the team's title defense was effectively over before Christmas after a run of six defeats in seven top-flight games across September and November.Liverpool also went out of the Carabao Cup during that period of poor form, and the team's chances of ending the season with silverware were ended earlier this month with emphatic defeats by Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the FA Cup and Champions League respectively.Thankfully for Slot, the team looks to be on course for Champions League qualification after a third successive Premier League win.Saturday's 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace gave the Reds an eight-point cushion in the top five with just four games of the season remaining.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Giovanni van BronckhorstLiverpool FCArne Slot
