What FSG hope to do with Arne Slot at Liverpool now after speculation over his future - Ornstein
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A lot of Liverpool fans have turned on Arne Slot during what has been a difficult 2025/26 season.There have been calls for an interim manager until the end of the campaign, and supporters in general are not happy with Slot.However, despite the clear backlash aimed at the manager over the last several months, FSG still want to keep the Dutchman in the Anfield dugout. Is a fifth-place finish enough to warrant Arne Slot remaining Liverpool manager?
Credit: Shaun Brooks/CameraSport/Getty Images FSG will try and keep Arne Slot at LiverpoolIt is an interesting stance to take, given Liverpool fans, who are generally pretty loyal to managers, really don’t seem at all content to see the 47-year-old stick around much longer.But David Ornstein has now spoken about Slot on the latest episode of The Athletic FC podcast.When doing so, he mentioned the ‘huge public conjecture’ around the manager, but insisted FSG want to keep him in spite of that.He said: “The ownership there ideally want to stick with Arne Slot despite huge public conjecture over whether he’s the man to lead them forward, and the only name people seem to come up with is Xabi Alonso, but suggestions are that, you know, he’s not on Liverpool’s radar. “And beyond that, nobody sort of, back to the Arsenal striker conversation.
Like, come on, it’s all well and good being dissatisfied with the person you’ve got, but who should you bring in to replace him?”Liverpool supporters will likely take some issue with Ornstein suggesting there are no replacements out there right now.Firstly, because even if the Reds aren’t looking at Xabi Alonso currently, what is a good reason for them not to be?Secondly, there are a number of managers who are already expected to become available in the summer.After previously working with Richard Hughes at Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola is set to leave the south coast in the summer.Similarly, Oliver Glasner, who has been linked to Liverpool, will depart Crystal Palace after winning the FA Cup and already taking them to the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League this season.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox