According to the latest reports, this is how Virgil van Dijk is feeling about the appointment of Arne Slot.
After months of searching, it seems Liverpool finally have their man. Arne Slot will be appointed as the club’s new head coach to replace Jurgen Klopp.
It’s an interesting appointment. One not many people would have predicted, or saw coming.
Slot is not a notorious name in football. Most Liverpool fans will have not even known who he was prior to his name emerging as the frontrunner.
However, he will have been familiar to Liverpool’s captain, Virgil van Dijk.
What Virgil van Dijk is thinking about Arne Slot’s appointment
Van Dijk will know Arne Slot, not only because he will have played against him as a player for Groningen but also because his assistant at Feyenoord, Sipke Hulshoff, is also the assistant manager of the Dutch national team.
In the hybrid role Hulshoff works alongside Van Dijk, who is the Dutch national team captain, while he also assists Slot at club level.
Given Van Dijk will know Hulshoff well, he must also be very familiar with Slot’s methods, and that connection could help the integration period.
According to the Daily Mirror, Van Dijk is understood to be excited about the prospect of teaming up with Slot. Which is great new for Liverpool. The Reds will want stability and if you want to achieve stability the first person you need to win over is the club captain.
It seems like Slot has already achieved that. Although we will only discover the truth when Slot arrives at Liverpool and he starts working with the team.