Arne Slot is who? The manager of Feyenoord is one of Liverpool’s new favourites, compared to Pep Guardiola.

Jürgen Klopp’s successor as manager of Liverpool is still being sought after. Arne Slot, the manager of Feyenoord, has increased his chances and emerged as a new favourite.

Liverpool is actively searching for Jürgen Klopp’s successor, albeit it is unclear who has been selected.

Many supporters had their sights set on Xabi Alonso because of his impressive play at Bayer Leverkusen as a former Reds midfielder; however, he has since withdrawn from consideration. Right now, Rúben Amorim is the front-runner, but there’s always a chance for an unexpected person to earn the job.

Liverpool maintains that it is still in the screening phase of selecting a new manager, and a left-field appointment is still on the table, according to the ECHO. Thus, it’s intriguing that one name has become the new favourite and has dramatically increased the odds of getting the position.

Arne Slot, the manager of Feyenoord, is currently third with Sky Bet, after Amorim and Roberto De Zerbi, the manager of Brighton. Although Slot’s name hasn’t been mentioned much since Klopp announced his plans in January, he is a player to watch.

The 45-year-old is becoming well-known in the Netherlands. Feyenoord, who they captained to the Eredivisie title the previous season, is still very much in the running this year, albeit PSV needs one more victory to defeat them.

Still, Slot has made an impression since taking over managerial duties. During his playing career, he played as an offensive midfielder for FC Zwolle, NAC Breda, Sparta Rotterdam, and PEC Zwolle. After retiring from football in 2013, he worked as a youth coach at PEC Zwolle before joining Cambuur as an assistant.

He was appointed temporary coach in 2016 alongside Sipke Hulshoff for the Leeuwarden-based team. The following year, he left the team to work as John van den Brom’s assistant at AZ Alkmaar. Subsequently, he succeeded Van den Brom as the team’s head coach.

The COVID-19 pandemic ended his first season in management too soon; with nine games left, AZ was only behind leaders Ajax on goal differential before the season was cancelled. However, Feyenoord was taking an interest in his work at the club, and later that year, after AZ had negotiated an agreement with the Rotterdam club, he was fired.

In addition to finishing third behind Ajax and PSV in their inaugural season at Feyenoord, Slot also advanced to the Europa Conference League final before losing to Roma under José Mourinho. In his second season, Slot was linked to a move to the Premier League and Feyenoord would win its first Eredivisie title since 2017.

He had apparently been considered for the Leeds United position earlier in the year, and he was tipped for the open Tottenham position last summer. However, Slot would ultimately agree to a new contract that would keep him at Feyenoord until 2026.

In recent years, Slot’s offensive style of play has drawn attention and led to comparisons with Pep Guardiola (via TalkSport). Furthermore, he has already decided that the Premier League will be his next stop.

He declared last year (via Sky Sports) that “a club in Holland will not be my next step.” “I’ve failed miserably if that’s what I’m supposed to do next. The next logical step would be to travel overseas, because the Premier League is, in my opinion, the greatest league in the world.”

And Slot didn’t completely rule out taking over as Liverpool’s manager after Klopp’s January statement when questioned about the prospect. “What explanation can I offer for why it won’t make headlines? Thus, the next query!,” Slot stated through Voetbal Primeur.

The 45-year-old may be a name to watch in the upcoming weeks as he is already eager to join the Premier League. But for the time being, Klopp’s replacement is still being sought after.