Liverpool 'would love' Jurgen Klopp to return as pressure builds on Arne Slot
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With Arne Slot's position at Liverpool becoming more precarious, the name Jurgen Klopp has inevitably been mentioned, and one legend believes the club would like him backJurgen Klopp is yet to return to frontline management since leaving Liverpool(Image: Caean Couto/Getty Images)The greatest compliment you could pay Arne Slot in his first season at Liverpool is that he stepped out of the shadow of Jurgen Klopp.But now that the sun has shifted, the long shade cast by the legendary figure has engulfed the Dutchman once more. Perhaps that's a case of red-tinted revisionism (Slot raised eyebrows when he reminded fans how recently the Reds were meekly exiting the Europa League under his predecessor), but such is the nature of legends: they are embellished and airbrushed, leaving impossible legacies for those who follow.READ MORE: Arne Slot future debated as his 'time at Liverpool is coming to an end'READ MORE: Real Madrid star tells Liverpool players what to expect if Xabi Alonso replaces Arne SlotTwo men who won't get caught up in this rewriting of history are Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards.
The latest noise out of the camp is that his position is safe for the time being, but it's a matter of common sense that there needs to be signs of improvement in the not-too-distant future.Arne Slot will need to oversee some improvement if he's to remain in post at Liverpool(Image: MB Media/Getty Images)Liverpool legend John Aldridge believes that if Slot were to go, the Reds would jump at the chance to get Klopp back. He was speaking to BOYLE Sports, who offer the latest football odds."I think we've moved on from Jurgen, but we'd love him back if Arne Slot were to go, obviously you would, because what he did for us, the passion he brought to the team, the club, and the fans was Bill Shankly-esque.
If he wanted to go to Real Madrid, then good luck to him; as long as when he plays against Liverpool in the Champions League in years to come, I’d want him to play his reserves!"The logistics of a return would be fraught with difficulty. Red Bull has asserted recently that it is delighted with Klopp's work as Global Head of Soccer, and the change of pace seems to be working for the former Reds boss, too.He suggested that when he left Liverpool, he might be finished with front-line management.