'He must want more' - Liverpool urged to break bank if Arne Slot starts season badly
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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool head coach Arne Slot is under pressure at Anfield and talk has emerged that Luis Enrique could be the perfect next man to replace the DutchmanLiverpool should "break the bank" and "do anything" to bring Luis Enrique to Anfield if Arne Slot has a disappointing start to next season.That is the view of ex-Reds midfielder Danny Murphy, who believes that Paris Saint-Germain boss Enrique should be the club's No.1 candidate to replace Slot when his tenure is finished.Slot, who won the Premier League during his first season at Liverpool, endured a woeful second campaign on Merseyside. Indeed, despite spending more than £400million on transfers last summer, the Reds finished fifth in the Premier League, was knocked out of the FA Cup and Champions League in the quarter-final, and suffered a drab fourth-round exit in the Carabao Cup.Performances were sluggish and frustrating to say the least, and the pressure is rising on Slot with some Liverpool supporters wanting the club to sack the Dutchman ahead of the new campaign.While, at this stage, the Reds are keen to give Slot another summer to strengthen his squad, a poor start to next season could see the club change their mind and instead appoint a new manager.Should that happen, former Liverpool star Murphy feels that two-time Champions League winner Enrique would be the perfect man for the job, having spent the last three years at PSG.Speaking on talkSPORT's Kick Off, Murphy started: "If Slot doesn't start well [next season], it's [pressure] going to start again."I don't think he's got a big say in the players [recruitment], by the way.
But if he starts badly and they're sitting in fifth, sixth after eight games, it's done.""I would try and break the bank and do anything I can to get Luis Enrique," Murphy added. "Well, if Luis Enrique wins the Champions League again, what more can he do?FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"He must be bored there, playing in a Mickey Mouse league where he wins every week."All he's looking forward to is the Champions League. He must want more challenges, surely?"Enrique has the chance to win his third Champions League winners' medal and second in two years when PSG make the trip to Budapest to face Arsenal in the final of Europe's elite club competition on Saturday.PSG beat Liverpool 4-0 on aggregate in the quarter-final last month and then went on to progress past Bayern Munich in a 10-goal thriller to reach the final for the second straight season.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Arne SlotLiverpool FC