Feyenoord and Liverpool have reached a verbal agreement regarding the appointment of Arne Slot as coach of the Premier League club, Dutch media reported on Friday.
Slot said on Thursday that he wanted to succeed German Jürgen Klopp as Liverpool manager.
New Liverpool manager set to be Arne Slot
BREAKING: Arne Slot will be new Liverpool head coach replacing Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season!
Agreement sealed on compensation between Feyenoord and #LFC, all set also on contract details for Slot.Here we go. pic.twitter.com/Ud3QB6U20m
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 26, 2024
Arne Slot will be the most expensive Dutch coach ever as Liverpool will pay compensation fee around €13-15m.
Details will be completed on paperworks over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/mDC02xyNUW— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 26, 2024
BREAKING: Liverpool and Feyenoord have reached an agreement in principle over a compensation package for Arne Slot pic.twitter.com/QN8NFcuyS4
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 26, 2024
Feyenoord and Liverpool have held positive discussions and only the final details need to be decided for Slot to join the English club, Dutch newspaper AD reported.
Liverpool hope to complete the negotiations this weekend, the report added.
(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed Osmond)