A year after a record-breaking summer raised expectation around Liverpool, Arne Slot\u2019s tenure at Anfield ended abruptly in the aftermath of the 2025\u201326 domestic season. He leaves with his Premier League winners\u2019 medal intact but with a diminished legacy. Slot grew increasingly unpopular among players and supporters and was dismissed a week after the campaign closed.<\/p>\n
Despite that bleak ending, the 47-year-old remains hireable. Several clubs are likely to consider him this summer, and his availability has already produced links. Below are four plausible destinations based strictly on developments since his Liverpool exit.<\/p>\n
AC Milan
\nMilan endured a pitiful title charge that collapsed late in 2025\u201326. Massimiliano Allegri\u2019s ideals were judged antiquated, and missing out on the Champions League after a position of strength midseason made his job untenable. The Rossoneri have pressed the reset button and have dismissed several high-profile figures. Slot was linked to the vacant Milan job immediately after his Liverpool dismissal. A manager who has won a Premier League title may be the type Milan now covet. Slot\u2019s football can be functional, but at its best it offers a coherent way to use possession. It would be a big job given Milan\u2019s prestige, and an opportunity many managers would find tempting.<\/p>\n
Bayer Leverkusen
\nLeverkusen are also resetting. They concluded hiring Erik ten Hag a year earlier had been a mistake and replaced him with Kasper Hjulmand a few weeks into the season. Hjulmand guided the 2023\u201324 Bundesliga invincibles to the Champions League round of 16 and a sixth-place domestic finish. Leverkusen will be in the Europa League next season and treated Hjulmand largely as a stopgap. The club has reportedly targeted other candidates and will surely consider Slot now he is available. It would represent a step down from Liverpool and Milan, but Leverkusen offer a talented group with room to grow.<\/p>\n
Ajax
\nTalk of Slot returning to his homeland emerged weeks before Liverpool fired him. He has been linked with Ajax after making his name by helping Feyenoord wrest control of the Eredivisie back from the Amsterdam club. Slot won the 2022\u201323 league title with Feyenoord. Ajax endured a tumultuous 2025\u201326, cycling through three managers after Francesco Farioli left following their title collapse. The club sounded out Michel, but Slot\u2019s availability could prompt a rethink.<\/p>\n
Netherlands national team
\nThe Oranje post has rotated between Louis van Gaal and Ronald Koeman in recent years. Koeman is due to oversee the World Cup campaign in North America this summer and his contract expires at the end of July. The Netherlands reached the semifinals at Euro 2024 and remain credible contenders at the next tournament. With Van Gaal unlikely to take the job again, the national post could be open to an alternate face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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