A current Premier League head coach is reportedly among the candidates to replace Arne Slot at Liverpool if he is dismissed. Slot's position has been under scrutiny due to a disappointing season.
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Report: Current Premier League boss would be âamong the candidatesâ to replace Slot at Liverpool
One current Premier League head coach would reportedly be âamong the candidatesâ to replace Arne Slot at Liverpool if the Dutchman were to be removed from his position.
The 47-year-oldâs job has come under intense scrutiny in recent months amid a bitterly disappointing season at Anfield, with some former Reds players openly questioning whether heâs the right man for the role.
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FSG seem set to keep faith with the ex-Feyenoord boss into the 2026/27 campaign, but if that stance were to alter and they decide that a change in the dugout is necessary, one of Slotâs English top-flight peers is apparently on their wish list.
According to Mark Douglas for The i Paper, Andoni Iraola âwould be among the candidates consideredâ by Liverpool if the Anfield hierarchy were to dispense with their current head coach, following on from that heâs very much admired by LFC sporting director Richard Hughes.
The specific name of the current Premier League boss has not been disclosed in the report.
Arne Slot's position is being questioned due to a bitterly disappointing season at Anfield.
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The 43-year-old is leaving Bournemouth at the end of this season and is set to be one of the most sought-after coaches over the summer, with Chelsea understood to be eyeing him as their next permanent boss.
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As then-technical director for the Cherries, Hughes was a key figure in Iraolaâs appointment at the Vitality Stadium in 2023, so itâs unsurprising that heâd like to have the Spaniard at Anfield if Liverpool were to part company with Slot.
The Bournemouth boss is on course to provide his current club with the parting gift of European football for next season, which could plausibly be in the Champions League if they finish sixth domestically (where they currently sit) and Aston Villa end up fifth and win the Europa League.
Thatâd be an exceptional achievement for a club whoâve progressed year on year since returning to the Premier League in 2022, whilst playing an attractive, high-pressing style of football under the 43-year-old, whose tactical mindset has strong echoes of Jurgen Klopp.
Appointing Iraola would make for a radical change of approach from Slot, whoâs been criticised for his more sedate, possession-based style of play, and at present it seems unlikely that Liverpool will pull the trigger on the Dutchman.
In that case, we very much hope the incumbent head coach can oversee a significant improvement next season. It wonât be lost on him that there are some outstanding alternatives on the market if the Redsâ fortunes continue to flounder.