Huge Liverpool clue dropped that club are planning to sack Arne Slot this summer

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And there's one crucial bit of evidence that's led him to that conclusion.It was recently reported Slot was refused permission to bring Johnny Heitinga onto his coaching team after the latter departed Tottenham last month. And Lescott suggested that could be an ominous sign regarding the board's long-term plans, as he told Mirror Sport's Andy Dunn on the latest episode of the All Out Football podcast.On Liverpool's title defence, Lescott described it as "very up and down" before mentioning Diogo Jota's tragic 2025 death as something that must be considered: "If a player suffered a bereavement and had an off season, we would be compassionate to that a lot more than we're being compassionate to the fact that everyone suffered that bereavement."Every player, every fan, every member of staff that's impacted.

So there's got to be some real consideration to what that's done [to Liverpool's fortunes on the field]."The ex-Everton star suggested Slot has been a victim of the high expectations set by clinching the league title in his debut season. He also pointed out that Liverpool remain contenders for both the Champions League and FA Cup this year, arguing fans would have "snapped your hand off" for such achievements following Jurgen Klopp's departure in 2024."So I don't know how [Slot] can be questioned," Lescott continued.

So the fact they're stopping him from getting staffing means, yeah, there's probably potential change at the end of the season."You can listen to brand new episodes of In The Mixer on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Former Everton full-back Heitinga, who faced Slot's Feyenoord while serving as interim Ajax manager, left Spurs following Thomas Frank's dismissal last month. However, there could be numerous reasons why Liverpool's top brass reportedly turned down Heitinga, who previously worked as Slot's No.