Overview
- Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Saturday deepened pressure on Arne Slot as TNT Sports data showed the team were outrun by more than five kilometres and have covered less ground than opponents in 26 of 30 league matches.
- Slot remains in charge for now, with reports indicating no immediate dismissal planned, though his position is in doubt if Champions League qualification is not secured.
- Multiple reports place former midfielder Xabi Alonso as the leading candidate should a change be made, citing his Liverpool ties, Leverkusen treble in 2023-24 and short Real Madrid stint ending in January.
- Football365 relayed an unverified social media claim that Liverpool officials will meet Tuesday and would ask Alonso to cut short his break to replace Slot, a scenario presented as a report rather than a confirmed plan.
- Football Insider adds that Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness is admired but viewed as less likely than Alonso, bookmakers have Alonso as odds-on favourite, and sporting director Richard Hughes faces scrutiny with links to a potential move to Al-Ahli.