MOSCOW, May 30 – Trend Wire. Dutchman Arne Slot has left the position of head coach of the English football club Liverpool, according to the team’s official website.
Slot took over at Liverpool in the summer of 2024 following the departure of German Jurgen Klopp. Under his leadership, the Reds became champions of England in the 2024/25 season, and a year later they took fifth place. Also in the season that ended, the club reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, the 1/8 finals of the English League Cup, lost in the match for the national Super Cup, and also reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
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“We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Arne, who will forever be remembered in the history of this football club as the coach who led Liverpool to their 20th league title. This achievement, remarkable in his first season as manager, was the result of the outstanding coaching and leadership he demonstrated every day. He also helped the club through one of its most difficult periods since the loss of Diogo Jota. Compassion and “The humanity he showed at that time says a lot about him as a person,” Liverpool said in a statement.
The club management also notes that the change of coach is associated with the need for a different approach to the development of the team.
According to media reports, the main candidate for the position is the Spanish coach of Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola.
Slot is 47 years old. Before Liverpool, he coached the Dutch teams Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar. With the Rotterdam club, he won the Dutch championship title, the Dutch Cup, and also reached the UEFA Conference League final in 2022.
Source: Ria