Overview
- Sky Sports News reports he is expected to continue next season as Liverpool, which sit fifth with a seven-point cushion after Sunday’s derby win, close on a Champions League place.
- Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports that he has been told Slot will stay if Liverpool qualify for the Champions League.
- Ally McCoist told talkSPORT that the derby result boosts Liverpool’s top-five push and that Slot should get the chance to lead the team next season.
- Football365 relayed unconfirmed Spanish reports claiming a completed agreement with Xabi Alonso and separate claims of tension between Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes over Slot’s future, with no club confirmation.
- Succession talk also features Fernando Torres after backing from Fernando Llorente, though Torres is coaching Atletico Madrid’s B team and Liverpool have kept public support for Slot, who is contracted until 2027.