Arne Slot 'Confirms' Liverpool Plans for New Coaching Staff

Arne Slot ‘Confirms’ Liverpool Plans for New Coaching Staff

After studies of his former assistant plotting to make the transfer to Liverpool, Arne Slot has hinted at plans so as to add to his backroom workers.

Whereas there stays conjecture among the many supporter base as as to whether Slot ought to see out the ultimate yr of his present contract, the membership’s future continues to be mentioned with him as a part of it.

On Thursday, studies from the Netherlands claimed Etienne Reijnen “could also be on the verge” of a transfer to Anfield, two years after work allow points blocked him following Sipke Hulshoff and Ruben Peeters.

And, in his press convention, Slot ‘confirmed’ the membership is looking out after parting with set-piece coach Aaron Briggs final yr.

“I feel everyone knows that we’ve misplaced a member of workers throughout the season,” Slot began. “We parted methods.

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“So I feel it makes full sense for this membership if somebody is leaving in a sure division, that you simply’re taking a look at a substitute.

“And basically, I feel it is sensible for a membership to not solely look to enhance, player-wise, but in addition staff-wise.

“We’re at all times maintaining our eyes open to enhance the membership. And that implies that might be a participant, however that may be a workers member.

“We at all times go searching to see the place we are able to strengthen the membership.”

In addition to a brand new set-piece coach, there has additionally been hypothesis that assistant coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst may return to the Netherlands this summer time as technical director at Feyenoord.

That has led to some followers speculating whether or not John Heitinga, who left the Reds final summer time however stays extremely revered throughout the membership and by gamers, may return to Slot’s workers.

Why Arne Slot would need set-piece coach Etienne Reijnen

Reijnen, 39, is a former centre-back who performed alongside Slot at PEC Zwolle earlier than becoming a member of his workers at Feyenoord in late 2023.

Reijnen acted as Slot’s analyst and technical advisor on the Dutch membership, however after being denied a UK work allow, he remained at Feyenoord to work underneath supervisor Robin van Persie.

His position as an assistant sees him oversee set-pieces, of which Feyenoord have conceded solely 4 this season in comparison with Liverpool’s 16.

Slot and Reijnen have an in depth relationship, having performed 55 occasions collectively at Zwolle between 2009 and 2011 earlier than reuniting at administration stage within the Eredivisie.

If Slot is to be backed by FSG for subsequent season, as English reporters keep, then one other shut ally to lean on can be helpful, as will Reijnen’s work with set-pieces.

Liverpool have been with out a designated set-piece coach since Briggs departed in December, with Slot’s backroom workers sharing accountability alongside analyst Lewis Mahoney.