On April 27, Beijing time, according to transfer expert Romano, an agreement has been reached between Liverpool and Feyenoord on compensation, and the details of Slot's own contract have also been finalized; the Dutch coach will become Liverpool's coach in the new season, after it was reported that Liverpool may pay Feyenoord a total of 15 million euros for this.
This year is Jurgen Klopp's ninth year in charge of Liverpool, and Uncle Scumbag suddenly announced his departure at the end of the season in January, when Liverpool were in a good race for the title on all four fronts, and the Reds also won the first title of the season by beating Chelsea in the League Cup final. However, unfortunately, after entering April, due to injuries and form problems, Liverpool gradually ushered in a collapse; after being eliminated by Manchester United in the FA Cup, it lost to Crystal Palace in the league, and defeated Everton in the last round to directly hand over the initiative to win the title; plus the Europa League top 8 was eliminated by Atalanta, Liverpool is likely to only win one League Cup title in the fourth tier of the season.
At the same time, Liverpool's hierarchy are also actively looking for a new manager, with Feyenoord boss Slote officially joining the Reds after being rejected by Marcos Alonso and Amosim, while the 45-year-old became a manager in 2019 and has spent his career in the Eredivisie so far, with AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord in charge. He led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title last season, and this season he won the Dutch Cup and secured a place in next season's Champions League.
Slote is also interested in coaching Liverpool, which is a great time for him to land in the big club, and the two sides are progressing very quickly, and Liverpool have chosen him for four main reasons: firstly, Slot's usual formation is 4-2-3-1, and he can also switch back and forth between 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1, relying on wingers and midfielders to create scoring opportunities. Second, he will not ask for big signings in the transfer market, which is in line with the impression of the "Fenway" group in the past, and Klopp, like him, also likes to use a back four system instead of three central defenders, and requires a strong running ability at left-back and excellent footwork at right-back, which is very suitable for Robertson and Alexander-Arnold.
Third: Led Feyenoord to win the title for 2 consecutive years, his investment was far less than that of PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, which shows that Slote can run the team with a small budget and exploit the potential of the players. Fourth: Slote is fluent in English and can communicate with Liverpool's players normally. And he doesn't feel nervous in front of the media, showing the charismatic, open and humorous side to the camera, which is the necessary communication condition to become a big manager.
As for Slot's upcoming appointment, Klopp also affirmed the pre-match press conference of this round of the Premier League, Uncle Slag said that he likes Slote's style, he can take over Liverpool, Uncle Slag is also happy for him, and captain Van Dijk also believes that Slot is the best manager in the Netherlands at the moment.