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16 Apr 2026 13:33:30
Not posted in a while, but just giving a quick update from info I have been passed.

What is being reported in the media is true. Slot will not be leaving this summer and will not be sacked. The only caveat would be a massive drop off in the final 6 matches and finishing not only outside of Champions League but below our bitter rivals. However, the hierarchy do not see this happening and are prepared to give Slot his forth full summer transfer window with a view to an improvement early next season.

If things continue early next season they will make a decision quickly as they did with Rodgers.

Although Alonso is highly regarded, they do not see him at the same level as they regarded Klopp, which is why they have not moved on him.

Iraola is also not seen as a "better" replacement than what we have with Slot.

Premier League titles is what FSG craved along with Champions League football. Slot delivered on this in his first season, therefore they see no reason to exit after one bad season.

As I reported in December Senesi rumours are true, he is being considered. As is Minteh, he was thought highly of prior to his move at Brighton.

From a personal standpoint I wouldn't write either of these players off. Both have solid prem experience. Who would have thought Robbo would have the career he had or that Salah would achieve what he did.

16 Apr 2026 13:56:32
It would be considered a brave move to keep Slot.

I will expect a massive summer on fitness.
I will expect the club to invest quite heavily in the squad, because clearly Slot is missing pieces to play his style.
I will expect a massive uptick in results from the off.

This is a very brave course of action indeed.

In down years for Klopp, they couldn't reach the energy levels, but the ideas and desire were still there, and the football was the right attacking style.

This is altogether different in my view.

They can't reach the energy levels, but also the ideas are not working. Slot and his team have been a huge part of the problem this year. That needs to be recognized.

Let's see what happens. If he can come through this and learn from his massive mistakes, who knows. We might be stronger for it.

I still think we sack him. Definitely, he gets sacked if we're outside the Champions League spots.

Iraola is an upgrade in my view, and I'd sack Slot today if it was my choice.

16 Apr 2026 14:00:50
Cheers, JonnyNo6. I hope you are completely wrong.

16 Apr 2026 14:02:08
Mike Tyson wept while playing with his pidgeons. 💔💔

16 Apr 2026 14:03:57
This is really bad news.

16 Apr 2026 14:14:36
No disrespect, Jonny, I'm sticking with info from Robbo, Carra, Fields et al. Those boys are my go to. Thankfully they say the exact opposite and that makes total sense to me.

16 Apr 2026 14:16:44
Appreciate the post, Jonny, for the post, but sounds utter rubbish, pal.

He won't be staying.

16 Apr 2026 14:22:10
No problem and no offence taken, just passing on what I have been advised.

I can't speak for the others, but if I remember rightly, a lot of them ITKs also said he would be gone by now if the form he hit was similar to what we have just done.

Interestingly, that hasn't come to fruition and the word I have been given all along is that the board understand circumstances, but also expect to see improvement in the early months of next season.

16 Apr 2026 14:22:53
Think you've been told porkies, Jonny.

16 Apr 2026 14:25:02
I'm starting to think that the club has planted "ITKs" on this site just to confuse the narrative because we were getting too close to the truth.

16 Apr 2026 14:29:14
I'd rather go watch the local pub teams if Slot's here next season. Genuinely.

16 Apr 2026 14:29:49
I honestly don't see why they would risk, not only sticking by someone who doesn't want to be there and potentially giving him more money to spend when there's at least two attainable replacements waiting to be snapped up and will without doubt get a better tune out of our squad.



If we wait until October/November until changing, then who's to say Iraola or Alonso won't already be in another job...then we're screwed!

16 Apr 2026 14:32:49
Fourth full summer window?

16 Apr 2026 14:34:01
Then they should expect fan protests and the temperature inside Anfield to reach 420 degrees Fahrenheit. Slot has lost the team and the majority of the fans.

16 Apr 2026 14:45:10
I would hasten to add that the way FSG view it is similar to BR. Brendan got close to winning the title. The following season, he fell to 6th in the table after a dreadful season. He was afforded the next summer and beginning of the following season, which did not improve, meaning they moved for Klopp.

Slot has already achieved more than not only Brendan, but in terms of Premier Leagues, more than other manager in our recent history. Therefore, they will afford him more time than BR, in the hope he is able to implement his style of play and have a full pre-season with last year's signings.



They have noted, it being a World Cup year, that pre-season will be tougher, but they expect him and his coaching staff to make a dramatic improvement early next season.

It probably isn't what a lot of fans want to hear, but it makes sense with context.

We ate so well with Klopp, but their view is it took 3 years and 8 months to win a trophy and make the waves he needed. Slot already achieved what the fanbase, placing us at least level with United for titles and they believe in the following 2 seasons he should be able to add to that trophy haul.

16 Apr 2026 14:50:51
Apologies, No. 8, fourth full transfer window. As his first window, they didn't sign anyone, apart from Chiesa (and Mamardashvili). He wanted to assess the squad first.

16 Apr 2026 14:52:18
Seems weird that the consensus is we will give him money, but sack him within months if things continue with how bad they have been. So they are seeing issues then?

I don't know, all this back and forth is giving me whiplash. I'll just be happy when the season is over, and we'll know one way or the other then.

{Ed025's Note - i cant see the point in that SA, if you let Slot pick the players he wants and then you sack him you will have paid a lot of money for players the next manager may not want mate...it seems strange to me..

16 Apr 2026 14:54:39
Can we have an ITK Slot is leaving list and an ITK Slot is staying list, then we can see whose right. 😂

16 Apr 2026 14:58:25
Slot doesn't buy and sell players, so the club won't be giving him any money for transfers.

16 Apr 2026 15:03:30
As the great Jack Nicholson once said, "Heeeeeere's Johnny!"

16 Apr 2026 15:07:55
But Slot is in on the choice of players, he admitted as much last summer. So he'll have input.

It's like what happened with Benteke, bought for Rodgers, but didn't fit Klopp's style. Wasted money.

16 Apr 2026 15:13:23
Sick of the "but he won the league" excuse. He only won the league because the competition didn't turn up, just like Leicester when they won it.

Let's break it down.

Slot got 84 points.

Rodgers also got 84 points.

Rafa had seasons with 86 and 82 points.

Houllier once got 80 points.

Slot had a better squad than all of them.



Klopp had seasons with 99, 97 and 92 points.

Slot was in the right place at the right time. Thanks for the memories, but he has been found out, he's nowhere near good enough and it's time to go. I'm not prepared to sacrifice the future of the team by giving him another chance because it's "the right thing" to do.

16 Apr 2026 15:11:23
I agree Ed unless they are 100% confident in Slot and they see Slot fixing the issues they aren't going to throw money at him.

I'm sure they have learned from Rodgers.

{Ed025's Note - well they should have SA..

16 Apr 2026 15:22:37
Did you hear what Kompany said he was offered a choice of Gakpo and Diaz by his board and he chose Diaz. Slot has openly come out and said he wanted to keep Diaz, so who made the decision to offer either?
The gruesome twosome chose to sell one and offer the other a new contract.


Slot is a coach, he did not get what he wanted, it's all coming out now. He also wanted Guehi as his first signing and they waited till the last day.

16 Apr 2026 15:30:24
If there is so much confidence in him, why did the club hold talks with Alonso for the long term and then Gerard as the caretaker?

16 Apr 2026 15:31:13
Thanks Jonny for the rumour.

Personal position - I refuse to believe any decisions have been made by the club on Slot's future.

They will review the whole of football operations at the end of the season. Not before.

They will appraise all aspects. They will expect feedback from all the stakeholders. They will expect a plan for improvement.
Then they will make decisions. Not before.

This is the way they work. Decisive, not reactive.

16 Apr 2026 15:36:29
It was noted that FSG did the same with Rodgers as if that's their blue print for this situation? Giving Rodgers part of the next season was a massive mistake. Using one mistake as the blue print for another seems foolhardy. Surely, FSG are smart enough to learn from their prior mistakes?

16 Apr 2026 15:43:04
No idea how you can justify giving this man more money after going backwards with 450m.

It's nothing like the situation with Rodgers. Klopp was out of work and available, there's nobody suitable to step in if Slot goes in October; Alonso will be snapped up, Iraola will be back in Spain, Hoeness and Nagelsmann only signed extensions last year and won't be leaving their positions mid-season, so we'll either be banking on an out of work manager who was deemed unfit for his previous position or we'll be back to debating whether to keep Slot or bring in Gerrard... it's a recipe for disaster.

Keeping Slot on means that we'll be right back where we were in November, and the men in charge will have waited almost a full year before making a decision we all know should have been made 4/5 months ago, having likely spent over 700m on a visionless project with no clear direction.

If that's allowed to happen, it will be time for FSG to go, along with everyone else. I'm currently questioning their tenure as is.

16 Apr 2026 12:15:15
The club will confirm Arne Slot is leaving at the end of the season in the 1st week of May. Either side of the games with Man Utd and Chelsea.

Cue the forthcoming BBC Sports Headline: Breaking news: Arne Slot to leave Liverpool. Expect LFC media to gush positives about Slot, winning the title and how Slot's wishes to return home to be closer to his family.



Then the following week the club will announce Xabi Alonso as the next LFC Manager to start on 1st June.

Source: A reliable & well connected figure to LFC and the media (no, not Indy Kaila! who I find unreliable and steals rumours from this very site!)

Take that as you will.

16 Apr 2026 13:10:03
Interesting, I thought they might keep Arne's leaving announcement until the end of the season. Despite what journos are reporting, it seems it's in the club's best interests to move on. Again, like I said, I wouldn't be shocked if his next club is Ajax.

Ken

16 Apr 2026 13:14:16
I get the impression that support for Slot between the fans in the ground and those watching differs quite a lot. 🤷🏼 If Salah can announce he’s leaving then why can’t Slot fall on his sword now? The wave of positivity and enthusiasm that would flow from players and fans will give a well needed boost to ensure we achieve top 5, which will be catastrophic if we don’t!?.

🙏

16 Apr 2026 13:16:08
I'm going to believe you purely because I want it to happen.

16 Apr 2026 14:31:05
No chance they announce it before the season's over, not after they've pushed the idea that he's staying so hard.

16 Apr 2026 11:08:16
Looks like worst fears confirmed. Hugo has suffered a rupture if his achilies tendon. Wish him a speedy recovery. YNWA Hugo.

16 Apr 2026 13:20:14
Absolutely gutted for the lad. The worst injury.

16 Apr 2026 13:24:21
Yeah, horrible injury. Worst one, I would say. I am not sure if it varies in rupture severity. If so, hopefully it's not as bad as Barnes. I heard Lineker the other month talking about when Barnes did his, and he said he heard it, and it sounded like a shotgun going off.

I think Barnes's was shredded; it was that bad, and his calves were never the same length again.

16 Apr 2026 13:24:59
We really don't have much luck on the injury side this season. Danish commentator saying something about the duo of Ekitike and Isak had only been playing on the same field for 37 minutes this season - and then Hugo got injured.

16 Apr 2026 14:19:43
A rupture is a bad injury but not as bad as an ACL. A comparison with Barnes does not take into account the progress made in how to treat injuries of this nature. For example, our own KJT ruptured her Achilles and then went on to win Olympic silver in an event that relies so much on explosive power.

He will be out until at least Christmas, if all goes well, and then will need a period of incremental load management. All being well, he could be back on the pitch towards the end of next season.

16 Apr 2026 15:15:20
Jari, the Achilles injury is a worse one than an ACL, harder to heal, less blood flow there, and recovery starts later than ACL.

15 Apr 2026 22:17:49
Was/is Gomez injured?
Haven’t caught up with any news but wondered about his short cameo last night.

16 Apr 2026 00:28:16
Slot said he wasn't taken off due to injury, but Gomez told him he probably shouldn't sprint anymore because he "felt something". I swear that chap is made of Kleenex.

16 Apr 2026 00:33:16
Look, he must know that body of his now, poor guy. Glad he caught it. Could do with his aerial presence on Sunday.

16 Apr 2026 10:15:54
Was Frimpong injured against PSG? Or just taking off cause poor?

16 Apr 2026 10:27:08
I'd imagine cos poor. Had an absolute mare.

16 Apr 2026 11:55:37
He was shocking.

15 Apr 2026 21:47:22
Marcos Senesi on a free being rumoured on various sites this evening. Maybe Konate is going, replacing one free with another.

15 Apr 2026 22:27:19
That's a downgrade. Slow, not exactly mobile, and poor in the air. As bad as Konate has been this season, Konate is better.

15 Apr 2026 22:50:31
If Ibou goes, I could see us getting that Ordonez guy. Just a feeling. But, I'd like Ibou to just sign. Losing him, Mo and Trent, on frees would be a disaster for what is largely a sell to buy model.

15 Apr 2026 23:35:29
Not good enough for us, not starting 11, he'd do for replacing Joe Gomez, maybe, but not Konate. Apparently Konate has essentially agreed terms and they only have to iron out a few of the finer details.

16 Apr 2026 00:57:30
Vuskovic, if Spurs go down, is who we need. Senesi is also a lcb, so backup for Virg.

16 Apr 2026 02:42:18
@Chewy, like teaching him positional sense, distribution of passing, and awareness of opposition players' intentions - them sort of finer details?

16 Apr 2026 04:16:50
I don't know who, but if Konate goes, then it has to be an experienced player coming in. It surely can't be another early 20s lad unless it's someone like Huijsen, who'd be Prem ready for a club looking to compete for top4.

16 Apr 2026 07:01:59
We just paid 60m or 70m for a young CB...
Isn't he going to replace Konate?

16 Apr 2026 08:39:49
Jacquet, I think, would be the eventual Konate replacement and Leoni the eventual Van Dijk replacement. I hope Konate stays another year or two while Jacquet is bedding in, though.

16 Apr 2026 09:14:09
I hope Konate doesn't stay another day let alone another season.

16 Apr 2026 09:44:17
Are we sure the team isn't switching to a 3 at the back formation next season?

16 Apr 2026 10:29:38
I'd want an experienced 25-28 years old CB if Konate goes.

16 Apr 2026 11:06:31
Yes, I'm pretty sure we're not switching to a back 3 next season.

With Jacques, I think the fee is really irrelevant. I just don't think it makes sense having VVD plus 3 CBs aged 19-21.

16 Apr 2026 12:14:05
West Derby, precisely, mate.

16 Apr 2026 12:59:07
I know it would be a lot of young CBs, but I like the thought of Vuskovic.

16 Apr 2026 14:21:53
I think people will be surprised at just how good Leonni is.

15 Apr 2026 21:43:37
'ITK' people keep on saying Slot is going, and yet Minteh and Senesi (two of his former players) are being more heavily linked than most. Ornstein has doubled down on his opinion than Slot will stay.

15 Apr 2026 22:17:51
Is Senesi good enough? Seen him a few times for Bournemouth. Comfortable on the ball and good passing range, but anyone watch them a bit more extensively? Is he good enough defensively?

15 Apr 2026 22:26:41
He's more reliable than Joe crock Gomez so
Instant upgrade.

15 Apr 2026 22:44:58
Wouldn't be hard, Jay.

15 Apr 2026 23:48:44
Mk, Slot is definitely out the door. You don't need ITK or paid journalists to tell you he's going or staying. Just look at us fighting for 5th, playing terrible football, more defeats this year than any other year this century. Everyone can't wait for the season to be over n that includes Slot.

16 Apr 2026 00:29:22
Season's not over, Slot's still in charge, obviously his former players will be linked. Means absolutely nothing in regards to who the manager will be in the summer.

We need wingers, Minteh is young, he's cheap and has Prem experience.

We need a CB, Sensei is going on a free, and again, has Prem experience. No matter who the manager was we would be heavily linked with both players anyway.

Nothing to read into imo.

16 Apr 2026 02:44:05
I think the category should be MBITK with the MB being 'might be'. That said, as a member of the IKFA club, I might be (see what I did there) wrong.

16 Apr 2026 05:45:38
The press will always link former players to managers. I forget how often Marco Reus and Mario Gotze were supposedly shopping at M&S in Liverpool under Klopp, but it seemed like their names popped up every transfer window.

16 Apr 2026 06:56:23
The press are being told to report he's staying, and the same press are linking us to his former players.

It doesn't take a genius to realise what's going on.

16 Apr 2026 07:11:26
MK, you're assuming Slot wants to stay.

16 Apr 2026 08:29:53
Darwins, unless they were seen with an ice-cream in Blackpool, a pinch of salt was needed with those rumours.

16 Apr 2026 08:47:44
Not a chance Slot stays. He's lost the fans, the dressing room and probably the guys upstairs too.
He'll slink off back to Holland.

16 Apr 2026 09:17:21
If our targets are Minteh and Senesi, then forget about winning anything next season too. The club will bring in better than those.

16 Apr 2026 14:12:08
We will bring in better than we have. If those 2 are to replace bench fodder Chiesa and Ramsey, then fine. But surely you are not puttin the. down as starters.

16 Apr 2026 15:35:14
Chiesa and Ramsey are bench fodder because the Slot won't give them an opportunity.

15 Apr 2026 20:20:02
The club is a business at the end of the day and the bosses are not going to come out and say the manager we have has let us down this season so we want to make a change.
Your original first choice is now available and wants the job. You also have an upcoming top manager who's available on a free.

Your current manager is also not happy and wants to return home. I suspect Slot will be here until the end of the season, then the club will do a review. Meanwhile Ajax or the Netherlands will come in and we will give permission to talk. Slot will go and then we will go for Alonso.

15 Apr 2026 21:27:33
But the wanting to return home thing is only a thing on here. You never hear it mentioned anywhere else. As far as anyone who doesn't use this site is concerned, he's perfectly happy in Liverpool and doesn't miss Holland at all.

So, in that instance, no one is going to leave Liverpool to take either of them jobs. They will have to sack him. It will not be wrapped up in a nice little bow for them.

15 Apr 2026 22:13:27
@Florian, he obviously would prefer to be in the Netherlands. He flies home at every possible opportunity rather than training the players. If he really wanted to be here, he would move his family over and integrate with the city rather than living next to Manchester Airport.

15 Apr 2026 22:21:56
That's not what I'm saying, Shipley. People are suggesting the club will make it look like they've simply not stood in his way, but that wouldn't make sense to the 99.99% of LFC fans that don't use this site. They'd know that no one would ever willingly leave the L'pool hotseat for either of those two jobs.

15 Apr 2026 22:18:31
I want him gone just so you leave the site. HTH *sad emoji goes there*

15 Apr 2026 22:42:50
When he goes I want the news to run Slot Sacked! None of this mutual consent crap, I want whoever comes next to know, if you don't buy into us, you're gone, even if you did win the league. Let's nail our colours to the mast now!

{Ed025's Note - thats one point of view John..

15 Apr 2026 22:46:35
Been here years Slit, no getting rid of me. 😁

{Ed025's Note - dont bank on that FM..if you continue to be confrontational..

15 Apr 2026 23:04:35
Lets hope Xabi has no college going kids back in Spain.

15 Apr 2026 23:53:50
Florian, I remember someone called you a troll, and I thought nah... but 9 out of 10 of your posts is about backing Slot in everything he does, it's like you've got some sort of vested interest in him... very very odd behaviour. 🤔

16 Apr 2026 01:29:51
Not backing him, Strom. Just saying they are gonna have to sack him.

16 Apr 2026 01:01:08
I don't buy the "Slot is too homesick to function" narrative. He's a grown man, it's 90 minutes on a plane back to the Netherlands, that's a lot quicker than the bus journey to most of our away games. His kids are 18/19 so it's not like he's missing them grow up. Not to mention the "homesick Slot" rumours cropped up around the same time we went on an extremely poor run of form, when fans started calling for his head, it seemed to be used as some sort of excuse for sympathy by the Slot-in crowd. The timing is a little too convenient for me.

I do however, have absolutely no doubt that the club will be willing to offer a mutual parting of ways as a professional courtesy for winning the league last year, and no doubt a desire to return home would be seen as the perfect excuse to cover up what we all know is a sacking. And a year from now when Slot's doing a podcast somewhere and is asked about why he "left" Liverpool, he certainly won't have the stones to admit that he was out of his depth and the club felt it was best that walk away.

Florian you'll really say anything for the sake of an argument, I'd say you intentionally rub cats the wrong way and all, tail to head, just to see if you get a reaction.

16 Apr 2026 07:00:49
FSG have no issue sacking managers.

They sacked King Kenny and replaced him with the Brodg. That didn't make sense to me.
They're not trying to explain things to the fans. If he's to be sacked, then they'll sack him. Simple as.
If his agent wants to preserve his rep, then FSG might decide to announce it as mutual agreement.

15 Apr 2026 23:35:52
Seriously Ed? ah c'mon its all a bit of craic.People are far too serious its only football for christs sake.You of all people should see that, your not against a wind up yourself.

{Ed025's Note - its just a bit over the top mate, some posters are getting nasty because of the wind up, its fine in moderation and im not against a good craic as you know but i think you are rocking too many boats..

16 Apr 2026 10:25:09
It's not arguing, Chewy, it's discussing. Different points of view are what a forum is meant to be about. Just think the homesick thing is still "hearsay". People believing what they want to believe.

A bloke going home to see d wife and kids doesn't prove that he's homesick, it's something he kinda has to do. Until we hear from him on the matter, it's just guesswork by fans dying to see the back of him. 😆

16 Apr 2026 14:34:03
Florian, you're not on a wind up.winds ups are funny, I don't mind you sticking up for him but every post to every poster is you defending your hero.a few others will say its not all slot fault.I think the only person you're winding up is yourself, think you need to chat about other things

15 Apr 2026 20:10:42
ESPN now reporting: Ekitike ruptured Achilles, out 9 months.

15 Apr 2026 20:03:33
Ladies/gents, don't worry about Ornstein, he is a mouthpiece for the club.

Does as he's told.

Slott is done as we have been told by many ITKs for a long time.

6 to go.