There has been a lot of talk over Arne Slot's future after fans showed their frustrations during the 1-1 draw with Chelsea over the weekend.
Arne Slot prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield.
There has been talk over Arne Slot's future at Liverpool following the disappointing 1-1 draw with Chelsea. (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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Liverpool have been tipped to replace Arne Slot with outgoing Borumemouth boss Andoni Iraola in the summer. Talk around Slot’s future at Anfield has increased since the weekend’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea.
There were widespread boos from the stands at the full-time whistle, while some sections of fans showed their frustration at the decision to substitute Rio Ngumoha. The Reds made the perfect start to the game when Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring in the sixth minute, but Chelsea drew level before half-time through Enzo Fernandez.
The result leaves Liverpool in fourth place in the Premier League table in what has been a disappointing defence of their title. It has led to some calls for the club to part ways with Slot either immediately or at the end of the season.
Speaking to talkSPORT, former Chelsea striker turned pundit Tony Cascarino shared a theory as to what could happen in the summer. "The booings are happening more regularly at Liverpool now,” he said.
“I want Arne Slot to get to the end of the season and then Liverpool to make a call. I'm concerned because it's not good."
He then added: “He (sporting director Richard Hughes) brought him (Iraola) to Bournemouth and now he’s at Liverpool. He did that negotiation. He was there. You have connections in football and people you deal with.
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“He'd have dealt with the agent. He'd have worked with him.
“Now, I'm putting two and two and making five, but it's not that unlikely that a club like Liverpool could look at him. He's done an incredible job at Bournemouth.
“I look at Bournemouth and the way they play and the amount of talent that has just improved under him. Now, this is a guy that couldn't buy a win when he first got the job. And since then, his teams have literally been on Champions League form and they're not too far off the Champions League spots now.”
Andoni Iraola after his side's 1-0 win during the Premier League match between Fulham and Bournemouth at Craven Cottage.
Andoni Iraola has been tipped to replace Arne Slot at Liverpool. (Image: Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)
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It has already been confirmed that Iraola will leave Bournemouth at the end of the current season, after three years. The Cherries have already announced Marco Rose as his replacement.
“He's probably been offered something that's better. It's like when you're a player,” Cascarino added on the Bournemouth boss.
“If you play brilliantly for a club at Bournemouth, like [Antoine] Semenyo or others, you get the vultures hanging over you and take you away to the bigger clubs. I'm sure he knows where he's going.
“We've got Marco Silva in that position. We don't quite know what the outcome is going to be. Obviously, Oliver Glasner as well at Crystal Palace.
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“Don't tell me these guys don't know where they're going. Jurgen Klopp, that announcement, when it came out he was leaving Liverpool.
“That was made in the November. It was kept on hold for four months before it came out. Seemingly no one knew.
“There obviously were a handful of people. But it's no different. These guys, I would imagine, would know exactly where their next destination is.”
Iraola has been praised for his work with Bournemouth. The Cherries currently sit in sixth place in the table, with an outside chance of qualifying for the Champions League for the 2026/27 campaign.