Arne Slot stance on taking job after World Cup following brutal Liverpool firing

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotArne Slot is without a job after he was fired by Liverpool on Saturday, but he is unlikely to be short of job offers if he wants to return to management immediatelyLiverpool fired Arne Slot on Saturday(Image: Getty Images)Arne Slot is said to be open to taking a new job this summer following his dismissal by Liverpool.Slot was fired by the Reds on Saturday following an end-of-season review, and the Reds are on the brink of appointing Andoni Iraola as his replacement on a two-year contract.Iraola touched down on Merseyside on Thursday to put the finishing touches on an agreement to take over at Anfield.As for Slot, it is only five days since he was given the bombshell news that he was being relieved of his duties at Liverpool – but Dutch journalist Marcel van der Kraan believes that it won't be long before he's back in work.Van der Kraan has been in contact with Slot since he was fired, and said that the 47-year-old seemed shocked by the decision.“Now and again, [Slot and I] liaise and he gave me the impression very much that he was absolutely going to be the manager of Liverpool in the new season,” Van der Kraan told talkSPORT.“And that Saturday, I think, was an absolute thunder in a clear blue sky for Arne.“And I spoke to him briefly on the Sunday as well... and I think he was still recovering from the absolute blow that this was.”Slot has already been linked with the AC Milan manager's job, which is vacant after Max Allegri was sacked following the San Siro club's failure to qualify for next season's Champions League.Andoni Iraola is set to take over at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)But Van der Kraan believes that Slot could be tempted by the prospect of taking over as the Netherlands' manager if Ronald Koeman vacates the post after the upcoming World Cup.“If Ronald Koeman steps down after the World Cup... there is a vacancy at the Dutch national team,” Van der Kraan said.“I think Arne Slot is very, very much up for that; he’s probably the ideal candidate.“He can play his Dutch style of football – the passing, attacking style, whatever you call it. I think the Dutch would be happy to have him.”Meanwhile, negotiations between Liverpool and Iraola have moved quickly, with Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes – who knows Iraola from the pair's time together at Bournemouth – leading the talks.Iraola's impending two-year deal follows a pattern, after he also signed two two-year contracts during his time at Bournemouth – one when he was appointed in 2023, and then another when he signed an extension the following year.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCArne Slot