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Liverpool have parted with manager Arne Slot just 12 months after he guided the Merseyside club to the Premier League title.
The English giants announced on Saturday night (AEST) that they’d parted with 47-year-old Dutchman Slot, who took on one of the biggest roles in world soccer in 2024 after Jurgen Klopp stepped aside saying he was “running out of energy”.
Slot led the Reds to the EPL title last season, but Liverpool finished a distant fifth to champions Arsenal in 2025-26.
“Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way,” the Reds announced on social media.
“He leaves with a Premier League title to his name and our deepest gratitude and appreciation.”
Slot’s second season at Liverpool transformed from a title defence into a desperate scramble for Champions League qualification while they failed to win a domestic cup, marking a dramatic downturn for the defending champions.
“That this was a difficult decision for us to make as a club goes without saying. The contribution Arne has made to Liverpool FC in the time that he has been with us has been significant, meaningful and – most importantly of all to supporters and ourselves – successful,” Liverpool said in a statement.
“From the moment that we first encountered Arne, it was immediately clear that he is an individual who does not merely accept responsibility, he embraces it.
“This was evident when he agreed to take over as head coach, when he guided us to the Premier League title, and throughout the season just ended when he faced considerable challenges and burdens.
“At the same time, we have collectively come to the conclusion that change is necessary in order for the club to keep moving forward. Again, it must be stressed that this is not a decision which has been reached lightly, anything but.”
After a record spend that netted them forwards Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, midfield ace Florian Wirtz, and versatle defenders Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong, the Reds finished well off the pace in 2025/26 following an injury-riddled campaign. Favourite sons Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson also departed at the end of the season.
Andoni Iraola, the 43-year-old Spaniard who stepped down from his role as Bournemouth manager at the end of the season after they qualified for the Europa League for the first time in club history, is one of the hot favourites for the Liverpool role.
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With Reuters
