Overview

• Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been appointed as Slot’s new assistant coach pending UK visa approval
• Xavi Valero returns to Anfield as head of first-team goalkeeper coaching after seven years at West Ham United
• Fabian Otte leaves his role as head goalkeeper coach after just one season at Liverpool
• Claudio Taffarel departs the goalkeeping department following four years on Jurgen Klopp’s backroom team
• These adjustments underscore Liverpool’s strategy to blend Klopp-era continuity with Slot’s own coaching methodology through targeted backroom hires