Second early candidate named as replacement for Liverpool assistant coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst
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Liverpool could be on the lookout for an assistant coach for the third time in two years this summer as Giovanni van Bronckhorst prepares to return to Feyenoord.Having led the Dutch club to the Eredivisie title in 2017, there have been strong suggestions that Van Bronckhorst could re-join Feyenoord as their new technical director.The Telegraph confirm that possibility in a new report on Saturday, while also putting forward the option of an Anfield comeback for Arne Slot’s former assistant John Heitinga. How much better would Liverpool have been if they’d hired an interim manager in January❓🔄 Credit: Sebastian Frej/James Holyoak/MB Media/Getty Images John Heitinga could return to Arne Slot’s staffRightly or wrongly, Heitinga’s exit last summer has been seen as one possible reason for Liverpool‘s drop-off from Premier League title-winners to Champions League qualification scramblers.Though things have not exactly gone to plan for the former Everton defender in the months since, he retains a good reputation amongst supporters, who would be pleased to see him return.And according to the Telegraph, Heitinga could indeed be in the frame should Van Bronckhorst leave.It is claimed to be ‘a possibility’ that Slot and Sipke Hulshoff’s former right-hand man comes back to Liverpool after failed stints at Ajax and Tottenham.Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Sean Dyche shares his thoughts on Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard taking over as Burnley managerSlot could look to former Feyenoord colleague ReijnenHeitinga will obviously not be the only candidate to take up a prominent position on Liverpool’s coaching staff this summer, and there are already a number of whisperings about who could rival him.Slot wanted to bring Etienne Reijnen with him from Feyenoord in 2024, but was blocked from doing so on the basis of the Dutchman not having the required coaching badges.However, as he continues to work at Feyenoord under Robin van Persie, there have been fresh claims that Reijnen could now be granted his move to Liverpool.There will no doubt be more coaches out there eyeing a potential opportunity under Slot at Anfield, and former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is another who has been mentioned previously.But Heitinga would potentially be the fans’ favourite, and it looks as though the 42-year-old has a genuine chance of filling the role once again.
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