Overview
- Liverpool, which sacked Arne Slot on Saturday, have launched an urgent search for a new head coach to replace him.
- Andoni Iraola has emerged as the clear frontrunner and the club is expected to open formal talks with his representatives this week while other clubs including AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen and Crystal Palace remain linked to him.
- Some reports claim a prior 'green light' from Iraola but that assertion comes from a single source and has not been independently verified.
- The decision follows an end-of-season review that concluded Liverpool need a more urgent, front-foot style of play and was influenced by dressing-room dissatisfaction and a sharp dip in results this season.
- Immediate spin-offs include confirmed exits from Slot’s backroom team such as performance coach Ruben Peeters and the announced departure of centre-back Ibrahima Konaté when his contract ends, signalling wider squad and staff turnover this summer.