Overview
- Liverpool have slipped to eighth after 11 league games following a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, leaving Slot eight points off leaders Arsenal.
- Reports say the board still backs Slot for now even as media circulate candidate lists in case of a change.
- The Daily Mail’s reported names echo pre-Slot targets, including Sebastian Hoeness, Roberto De Zerbi, Michel, Ernesto Valverde and Luciano Spalletti, with other outlets also referencing Oliver Glasner and Andoni Iraola.
- Contract talks are reported to be progressing with Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominic Szoboszlai, whose deals run to 2028, as agents push for improved terms.
- Gravenberch’s agent referenced Real Madrid interest, Mac Allister emphasized commitment to the present, and AS reported Real Madrid and Manchester City monitoring Szoboszlai, with Liverpool said to eye an extension to 2030.