Richard Hughes has 'discreetly activated' hiring process for exciting Slot replacement

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Liverpool have reportedly made the decision to sack Arne Slot after the failure of the 2025-26 season, with Andoni Iraola lined up to replace the Dutchman. Richard Hughes is now ready to make a move to hire Iraola as the club’s new manager, whom he knows very well after his time at the South Coast club. ?

BREAKING: Andoni Iraola to LEAVE Bournemouth at the end of the season. It’s over between Iraola and #AFCB. ? pic.twitter.com/rVaq01llnX — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 14, 2026 Richard Hughes ready to make Andoni Iraola the next manager of Liverpool FC Foot Mercato claim that Hughes “has discreetly activated a lead he knows perfectly well: Andoni Iraola .

Open to a new, high-profile challenge and already in contact with Crystal Palace, he ticks all the boxes to take over at Anfield.” Why do Liverpool see Iraola as the ideal replacement for Slot? Arne Slot message to Liverpool fans: “I can understand at this moment in time they don’t have confidence that things can be much better next season… …but I think they are underestimating what a transfer window can do, what a new start can do… I think we know quite well… pic.twitter.com/8fjuvmM83B — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 16, 2026 While Slot delivered an unlikely Premier League title in his first season in the dugout, he has failed to promote or integrate any youth talent into his side and remains at odds with supporters.