Liverpool braced for another staff shake-up as Arne Slot faces former club approach
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SportFootballLiverpool FCArne Slot could be forced to shake-up his coaching staff for the second summer running as Giovanni van Bronckhorst is being eyed for a return to the NetherlandsLiverpool boss Arne Slot could lose his assistant coach for the second summer running with Giovanni van Bronckhorst targeted by the Red boss' former club Feyenoord.Van Bronckhorst, the former Rangers, Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder, was brought in last summer as a replacement for his former Dutch international team-mate John Heitinga after the ex-Everton defender had left the Reds to take over as head coach of Ajax.Heitinga served as third in command under Slot and Sipke Hulshoff in Liverpool's Premier League title winning 2024/25 season, and stood in for the pair as the main presence on the touchline for two matches after they were issued red cards after the final whistle in the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageHeitinga was sacked as Ajax boss in November and then briefly served on Thomas Frank's staff at Tottenham Hotspur before the Dane was dismissed in February.Van Bronckhorst managed Feyenoord between 2015 and 2019, and has also had spells as head coach at Guangzhou R&F, Rangers and Besiktas.Rather than a return to the dugout as a head coach though, reports in the Netherlands state that he has emerged as a strong candidate for a technical director role at Feyenoord, and would be open to a return to Rotterdam where he came through the youth ranks as a player.Feyenoord sit second in the Eredivisie but are 19 points behind PSV Eindhoven, who clinched the league title in early April.
Former Arsenal and Manchester United forward Robin van Persie has been in position as the club's head coach since February last year.Liverpool have yet to receive any offer for Van Bronckhorst, and are expected to keep faith with Slot this summer after a trying campaign.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCArne Slot