Liverpool are preparing to name their new head coach after Arne Slot was relieved of his duties this week, with three managers under consideration for the appointment.
Despite winning the Premier League in his first season at Anfield, Slot was sacked at the end of his second. Reports from several reliable reporters have cited a return to high octane football being the main reason for the managerial change.
Now, they face a difficult decision in selecting a manager that best suits the club’s identity and desire for more success after Jurgen Klopp reminded fans and club executives alike what Liverpool FC is capable of.
While fans online have speculated about the possibility of hiring three-time European champion Luis Enrique, The Times‘ Paul Joyce reports that “Liverpool’s intelligence indicates thatLuis Enrique will remain at Paris Saint-Germain after guiding the French club to a second successive Champions League triumph after Saturday’s penalty shoot-out victory over Arsenal.”
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So, who then could Liverpool hire to replace Slot?
Three managers on Liverpool’s shortlist after Arne Slot sacking
According to a report from The Guardian’s Andy Hunter, Liverpool are considering Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness and Lens’ Pierre Sage as candidates to replace Slot in the Anfield dugout.
Hunter reports: “Liverpool will hold formal talks with Andoni Iraola over their managerial vacancy this week and hope to install Arne Slot’s successor before the World Cup begins.
“The club are also likely to sound out Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness and Pierre Sage, of Lens, but the former Bournemouth head coach, who was brought to the south coast by Liverpool’s sporting director, Richard Hughes, is the frontrunner to replace Slot.
“Slot was informed his Liverpool career was over approximately 90 minutes before the club announced their decision at 12.30pm on Saturday. He was sacked following a review into Liverpool’s troubled season that was led by Hughes and Michael Edwards, chief executive of football at the club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group.
“Hughes and Edwards are understood to have started their review before the end of the season. Slot was assessed along with the data behind the team’s performances. Players were not consulted and, although supporter unrest was taken into account, it is not believed to have played a decisive role in their final conclusion that the team were unlikely to improve under Slot. FSG then signed off Hughes’s and Edwards’s recommendation.”