Liverpool part company with Arne Slot after disappointing season; Iraola emerges as top candidate | OneFootball

Liverpool are set to part ways with head coach Arne Slot with immediate effect, following the club's end-of-season review.

Liverpool slumped to a fifth-place finish in thePremier League during a disappointing defence of the title, despite a record-breaking spend in last summer's transfer window.

It marked a drastic decline for the Reds, who had won thePremier League during Slot's first season in charge. The 47-year-old arrived on Merseyside as Jurgen Klopp's successor and exceeded expectations by lifting the league title in his debut year.

However, Liverpool have struggled to replicate those performances in 2025/26, ending the campaign 25 points behind champions Arsenal.

Slot has now left Anfield, with the club's boardhaving decided a new direction is required.

“It’s been an amazing ride together with Liverpool, I am so grateful that we were able to win the league last season," Slot said after the announcement of his departure.

According toFabrizio Romano, the decision has been made to part company with the Dutchman, with Andoni Iraola the favourite to replace him.

Iraola is a free agent after leaving Bournemouth, having led the Cherries to a top-six finish in the Premier League.

That achievement has earned Bournemouth a place in the Europa League, nin what will be the club's first-ever campaign in European competition.