Liverpool Football Club today officially unveiled Dutch manager Arne Slot as new head coach to replace Jurgen Klopp who stepped down from his managerial position after nine years successful spell at Anfield.
Arne Slot who joins Liverpool from Dutch side Feyenoord disclosed Liverpool Football Club is a fantastic club for him to join from Feyenoord after having numerous interest from other Premier League teams in previous season and when The Reds offer came kocking it was difficult for him to turn it down
“I always knew it had to be a fantastic club for me to leave Feynoord. And this is.
“I think it was a year ago I was the interest of a few premier league clubs but I decided to extend at Feynoord with the idea of staying there two more seasons, but after a year, Liverpool came along … and it wasn’t a difficult choice to make.
I was happy at Feynoord, the way I could work with the fans, with the staff, with the players, but this was a possibility I had to take.” he said
The Dutch man further expressed he’s elated to join the Merseyside club & looking forward to the challenge ahead of him
“Excited, really looking forward to the new challenge which is ahead of me” he added.
Liverpool also confirmed the first additions to Arne Slot’s new backroom team.
Sipke Hulshoff is to join the Reds as first assistant coach from Feyenoord, where he worked with Slot as his No.2 since 2022.
The 49-year-old additionally served as Ronald Koeman’s assistant with the Netherlands national team before stepping down from the position earlier this year.
Also making the move from Rotterdam will be Ruben Peeters, taking on the role of lead physical performance coach at the AXA Training Centre.
Meanwhile, Fabian Otte will switch to Merseyside as head of first-team goalkeeper coaching, joining from the USA national team following their participation at this summer’s Copa America
