ARNE SLOT has confirmed he will be the new Liverpool manager.
The Dutchman, 45, will succeed Jurgen Klopp, who is stepping away at the end of the season.
Klopp, 56, led the Reds for nine years - taking over from Brendan Rodgers in 2015 - but announced his shock exit in January.
Liverpool have confirmed a deal is done to bring Slot in as his replacement.
A compensation package was agreed with Feyenoord to release the manager from his contract with the Eredivisie side.
Slot himself has also confirmed that he will be in the hotseat at Anfield next season.
He said: “I can confirm that I will be the new Liverpool manager next season.”
Slot previously revealed negotiations between the clubs were already underway when he told reporters: “I’d like to become the new Liverpool manager, my decision is clear.
“It is no secret that I want to go to Liverpool.
“Feyenoord and Liverpool are in talks to negotiate, I’m waiting to see what will come out of it.
“I am confident, waiting for the clubs to reach an agreement.”
Slot - a former playmaker in his native Netherlands - started his coaching career with his final club PEC Zwolle before joining Cambuur, initially as an assistant before taking on the head coach role alongside Sipke Hulschoff.
In 2017, he joined AZ Alkmaar, again as an assistant until taking on the manager job from the 2019-20 season.
AZ were level on points with Ajax in March 2020 - having done the double over Erik ten Hag's side - but the season was abandoned due to Covid.
But Slot was sacked in the December after holding talks with Feyenoord - and duly became their boss from the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
He led the Rotterdam giants to the inaugural Europa Conference League final, losing to Roma, and then Feyenoord won the Eredivisie title the following season.
That was just Feyenoord's second league success of the century and propelled them into the Champions League - with Slot rejecting the chance to take over as Tottenham boss to sign a new contract at De Kuip.
And Slot oversaw the club's KNVB Cup glory this season, beating NEC Nijmegen in April's final.
The ex-midfielder - who had a specific PASS named after him - looks to be a suitable fit to replace Klopp at Anfield thanks to his proven ability to compete with clubs on bigger budgets with an attractive style.
He favours an exciting, high-pressing style of football - not dissimilar to the gegenpressing made famous by Klopp himself - and is an excellent man-manager and communicator.
A charismatic, funny and likeable character, Slot is fluent in English.
He places strong emphasis on improving players individually and relishes the chance to give youngsters the chance to prove themselves, as demonstrated by many of his title-winning Feyenoord squad being aged under 25.
However, fans may be concerned to know his overall Eredivisie record is worse than that of Ten Hag.
The Manchester United boss managed a 63.2 per cent win rate in the Dutch top flight, including a whopping 73.5 per cent during his time at Ajax.
Klopp's 491st and final game in charge of Liverpool will be the home clash with Wolves on the final day of the season on May 19.
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