Premier League giants Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Arne Slot as their new manager subject to a work permit.
Slot arrives to replace Jurgen Klopp who already confirmed that he was leaving the club at the end of the current season.
“Liverpool Football Club can announce Arne Slot has agreed a deal to become the club’s new head coach, formally taking up the position on June 1, 2024, subject to a work permit,” the club said in a statement. “The 45-year-old will join the Reds from Feyenoord ahead of the 2024-25 season after a deal was reached with the Eredivisie club for his services.”
After Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso decided to stay with the unbeaten Bundesliga champions, Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi were linked before Slot emerged as the clear frontrunner.
The Netherlands-born coach will arrive after three highly successful seasons with Feyenoord, during which he led them to the league title in 2023 and was named Eredivisie Manager of the Year on two occasions. More recently, he helped the Rotterdam club to victory in the KNVB Cup in April after they defeated NEC Nijmegen 1-0 in the final.
Prior to moving to Feyenoord, Slot held the position of AZ Alkmaar head coach, and he had led them to second place in the table, trailing leaders Ajax only on goal difference, when the Dutch season was cancelled due to COVID-19 in 2019-20.
During his playing career, he operated primarily as a midfielder, turning out for FC Zwolle, NAC Breda, Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle before hanging up his boots in 2013.
