Jamie Carragher says Liverpool’s transfer for Arne Slot demonstrates the shortage of “prime managers” at present obtainable.
Liverpool are in talks with Feyenoord over appointing Slot because the successor to Jurgen Klopp, who’s standing down on the finish of the season.
The Dutch champions turned down Liverpool’s opening provide of £7.75m, with a payment nearer to £9m anticipated to be sufficient to safe the 45-year-old.
Liverpool had been strongly linked with Xabi Alonso till their former midfielder introduced he was staying at Bayer Leverkusen.
Sporting boss Ruben Amorim – who’s a candidate for West Ham ought to David Moyes go away – and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi had been additionally reportedly into consideration by Liverpool.
Thomas Tuchel and Xavi can even be obtainable in the summertime once they depart Bayern Munich and Barcelona, respectively, however Liverpool seem to have targeted their intentions on Slot.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities, former Liverpool defender Carragher mentioned: “From Feyenoord to Liverpool is a large soar and I believe it exhibits at this second that there is in all probability a dearth of actual prime managers on the market, while you take a look at who Liverpool are going for.
“Initially it was Xabi Alonso – it is solely his first full season as a supervisor – then there was speak of Ruben Amorim from Sporting, who’s solely 39. Now Arne Slot is the favorite.”
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Sky Sports activities Information chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol explains the small print round Arne Slot’s potential transfer to Liverpool and the kind of soccer the followers can anticipate to see if he had been to get the position
Carragher added the situation probably dealing with Slot at Anfield differs from the one Klopp inherited in 2014 after his time answerable for Borussia Dortmund, or the one Rafa Benitez walked into in 2004 after leaving Valencia.
“I do not assume it is like Benitez coming in, or Klopp,” he mentioned. “Benitez coming in on the again of two LaLiga titles and a UEFA Cup, or Klopp profitable a few league titles and attending to a Champions League ultimate. Liverpool had been truly in a special house then.
“That Liverpool crew, definitely below Benitez that I used to be a part of, we had been the crew attempting to qualify for the highest 4. The identical with Klopp when he got here in.
“However Liverpool are in a special period now. They really fancy themselves to problem for the Premier League each season. Subsequent season, within the Champions League they’d anticipate to get to the quarter-finals at the least.
“I believe it is an enormous soar however he is clearly an incredible coach with an incredible monitor file to date. We’ll see.”
Neville admits ‘shock’ at Slot transfer
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Gary Neville offers his tackle Liverpool’s transfer to nominate Feyenoord supervisor Arne Slot to interchange Jurgen Klopp
Gary Neville admitted his “shock” at Liverpool choosing Slot as their selection to interchange Klopp, including: “Jamie Carragher had advised me two totally different managers so it wasn’t what he was anticipating both.
“He is a profitable coach in Holland. I like Dutch coaches. There is a means of teaching that comes again by means of among the nice coaches of the sport.
“Clearly it is a change going from the Dutch league to the English league. It is a very totally different method to Jurgen Klopp however I do not assume they may ever actually appoint a supervisor that is received the character, character and power of Klopp.
“It is fascinating. It is clearly one thing that is been pushed by Michael Edwards, by way of them wanting a special method.
“Perhaps that is why Edwards left Liverpool – as a result of he clashed with Klopp. However now he is received his personal means and he is bringing in somebody he thinks goes to take Liverpool ahead.
“We do not know the way that is going to go. The truth of it’s that we have seen the post-Arsene Wenger period at Arsenal has been troublesome. The post-Sir Alex Ferguson period at Manchester United has been troublesome. Klopp is huge in Liverpool so they have to attempt to get that proper.
“We thought it was going to be Xabi Alonso initially after which Ruben Amorim. Now it is Arne Slot.
“Perhaps he wasn’t No 1 on the listing however the truth of the matter is that, if you cannot pin down who you need, you have to transfer to the subsequent one on the listing. They’re going to nonetheless have a superb coach.”
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Sky Sports activities’ Peter Smith and David Reed focus on the information that Liverpool have opened negotiations with Feyenoord about hiring Arne Slot as supervisor
Neville believes Liverpool’s set-up behind the scenes may make the transition right into a post-Klopp period a smoother course of than Man Utd and Arsenal endured when changing Ferguson and Wenger, respectively.
“What Manchester United and Arsenal had once they changed these two managers was a fairly conventional, old-school method, the place the managers ran the membership,” he mentioned.
“They did not actually have a sporting division beneath them. They had been the heads of the sporting division. They had been the heads of recruitment, sporting director, supervisor and coach – multi functional.
“Liverpool have a greater set-up, with extra depth and extra construction. There’s nonetheless going to be a component of danger changing Klopp with anyone but it surely has to occur. Klopp is leaving.”
Why are Liverpool eager on Slot?
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Feyenoord boss Arne Slot offers an inspirational crew speak following an enormous win in opposition to Ajax final season – his facet then went on to win the Eredivisie
Slot, who secured the KNVB Cup final weekend and led Feyenoord to their first title in six years final season, appeals to Liverpool attributable to his aggressive, full-throttle model.
He has drilled his crew to be adept at turning defensive actions into taking pictures alternatives and so they prime the Eredivisie for tackles gained within the opposition’s ultimate third.
Feyenoord have the most effective defence within the league and the second-best offensive metrics.
Slot has proved able to enhancing people in addition to the collective, whereas working on a smaller funds than his core opponents, and his penchant for a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation matches Liverpool’s squad.
Slot has beforehand been approached by Tottenham, Chelsea and Leeds. He signed a brand new contract final Could to maintain him at Feyenoord till 2026 however has referenced a want to make the subsequent step in his profession.
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