Liverpool’s search for Jurgen Klopp’s successor remains ongoing, and Fabrizio Romano has just shared the latest on two managers.
The Merseyside derby is tonight, but there seems to be more excitement around who will become the next Reds boss than on the game.
Liverpool have been linked with about a dozen managers since Klopp announced that he would be leaving at the end of this season, and there have been plenty of twists in the tale.
Fabrizio Romano has now shared the latest on two of them.
Fabrizio Romano shares Ruben Amorim update amid Arne Slot links
After Xabi Alonso turned down the opportunity to become the next Liverpool manager, the Reds had to go in a different direction.
Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes were said to be interested in Ruben Amorim, and it was claimed that he was the absolute favourite to become the next Liverpool manager.
All things pointed towards the 39-year-old moving to Anfield, but those links have gone quiet over the last few days after Amorim flew to England to hold talks with West Ham United.
Liverpool have been heavily linked with Feyenoord boss Arne Slot since, and reports have claimed that he is the frontrunner for the Reds job.
Nothing is agreed just yet and there could be more drama in the coming days and weeks, but as things stand, Slot is said to be ‘keen’ on a move to Anfield.
As for Amorim, Fabrizio Romano has claimed today that a deal to bring the Sporting Lisbon boss to Liverpool is ‘difficult’ and ‘unlikely’ as things stand.
Firstly, speaking about Slot, Romano wrote in his Daily Briefing: “Feyenoord manager Arne Slot is now a strong candidate for the job of replacing Jurgen Klopp this summer.
“He’s considered already an excellent manager with a very good style, but also with potential to make special things also at the highest level possible in the Premier League.”
Addressing the situation surrounding Amorim, Romano said: “As for Ruben Amorim, some reports recently suggested that everything was verbally agreed between the Sporting Lisbon manager and Liverpool, but I’m told that this was never the case.
“Amorim had talks with Liverpool, but it’s not true that he ever had an agreement with Liverpool, and now that particular deal looks difficult and unlikely because the situation has been total stand-by for about a week. There have been no fresh contacts.”
Arne Slot’s record at Feyenoord vs Rubem Amorim’s at Sporting Lisbon
Replacing Jurgen Klopp was always going to be an extremely difficult task for the decision-makers at Liverpool.
The German is one of the best managers in the world, and it won’t be a surprise at all to see Liverpool go through a period of transition following his departure.
Ruben Amorim and Arne Slot are both excellent options for the Reds.
The former has done a remarkable job at Sporting Lisbon and is about to win the league title there. The Dutchman, on the other hand, pipped Ajax and PSV Eindhoven to the Eredivisie crown last season and has already won the domestic cup this time around.
It’s hard to pick who the better manager is out of Amorim and Slot, so let’s see what their stats at their current clubs say.
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