By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
@Liverpool.
Liverpool Football Club have confirmed the appointment of Arne Slot as their head coach 24 hours after Jurgen Klopp bid farewell to Anfield.
Slot has signed a three-year deal, tying him to the premier league club until the summer of 2027.
The club said in a statement: “He will soon become the first head coach of Liverpool FC from the Netherlands – with his first pre-season in charge of the squad set to get under way in July.”
It added his appointment was “subject to a work permit”.
Liverpool’s former sporting directors Michael Edwards and Julian Ward have agreed to become chief executive of football and technical director respectively. Meanwhile, a new sporting director, Richard Hughes, has been recruited from Bournemouth.
The 45-year-old Feyenoord boss told reporters he was making the move to Merseyside on Friday, while tentative terms were agreed in April.
It comes after Klopp paid an emotional farewell to Liverpool on Sunday after nearly nine years in charge.
During his goodbye speech, he sang Slot’s name to the crowd at Anfield and encouraged fans to show their support for the new manager by joining in.
Klopp guided the Reds to seven trophies, including the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League title a year later.
The side also achieved victory in the FA Cup in 2022 and the Carabao Cup earlier this year.
Slot, who coached Feyenoord to their first league title in six years in 2023 and the Dutch Cup in April, was on Liverpool’s list of candidates for the role.