New Liverpool boss ‘curious’ about Anfield star over Arne Slot appointment

The wait continues for Liverpool to officially announce who will be the club’s next manager.

Jurgen Klopp will step down from his role as Reds boss this summer and has just two games in charge this season. There has been speculation since January about who could replace Klopp in the Anfield dugout.

Arne Slot is expected to be Liverpool’s next manager, with a deal agreed with the Feyenoord boss last month. So far, however, no announcement has been made as to who will officially succeed Klopp this summer.

Liverpool have just two games left this season before the Klopp era officially ends. Here, the ECHO takes a look at what has been said about the upcoming appointment of Liverpool’s next manager in the media.

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Cody Gakpo Verdict

Cody Gakpo has become the latest Liverpool player to talk about the possibility of working under Arne Slot next season.

Gakpo scored in the Reds’ 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. After the match, Gakpo was asked in an interview about his thoughts on Slot potentially becoming Liverpool’s next manager.

Gakpo has experience competing against Slot during his time in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven. The Netherlands international admitted he is “very curious” about the possibility of working under Slot.

“To be honest, I’ve never worked with him,” Gakpo said in an interview with Viaplay. “I know, of course, that he is a very good coach who showed it at AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord.

“Of course, we played against (Feyenoord) a few times, they were often difficult games. I’m very curious and I think we’re all looking forward to it.

“The focus at the moment is not there yet and now is to finish the last two games well, for us, for the club, for the manager, and then we will look further to the new manager.”

Former teammate’s “honest” assessment

Bram van Polen, a former team-mate of Slot’s, explained why the Feyenoord boss earned his opportunity to manage Liverpool.

Van Polen was a teammate of Slot at PEC Zwolle from 2009-2013 during the former midfielder’s playing career before moving into management. Now Van Polan has outlined why Slot is rated so highly at Feyenoord and why that impact means he deserves the chance to take over from Klopp in the Anfield dugout.

“I love it and he deserves it too,” Van Polen told ESPN.

“Arne has really created something beautiful here. He made Feyenoord play football again in a way they haven’t seen often in De Kuip.

“I think Arne has taken quite a few feathers up his ass, but as well as being a very good coach, he’s also a very good person – and that’s often even more important to me. He is a sincere and very pure person. .”