Liverpool left with eye-watering bill following Arne Slot sacking | OneFootball

Liverpool shocked the football world on Saturday.

Having maintained for months that Arne Slot would be the man to lead the outgoing Premier League champions into the 2026/27 season the club announced his departure.

Slot’s reign has lasted two years - following on from his arrival from Feyenoord in 2024. The Dutchman, 47, got off to the best possible start in the Anfield hotseat - winning the title in his first season in charge.

That success was followed up with £450m worth of spending in the summer transfer window. Richard Hughes masterminded deals for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak - both British records - and also facilitated moves for the likes of Hugo Ekitike and Milos Kerkez.

But Liverpool have got weaker - not stronger - finishing 24 points beneath their previous points total. The Anfield club finished the season fifth - creeping into the Champions League on the final day of the season.

They were also humiliated in both domestic cups and endured a thorough beating over two legs against Paris Saint-Germain in Europe.

Liverpool to pay £7m to Slot

It all added up to an unsustainable scenario for Slot - who could not survive Richard Hughes’ end-of-season review with FSG’s CEO of Football Michael Edwards.

Slot signed a three-year deal on Merseyside when he arrived from Eredivisie giants Feyenoord. His deal at the time was reported to be worth between £6.5m and £7m per year - and Liverpool opted not to look at his contract again following the title win.

It’s now been revealed by James Pearce in the Athletic that Liverpool face paying off Slot to the tune of £7m following his dismissal over the weekend.

“It will cost Liverpool around £7million ($9.4m) in compensation to pay up the final year of Slot’s contract,” the report reads.

Liverpool move quickly to sack Slot

The trusted club insider adds that Slot’s staff - including Sipke Hulshoff, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Ruben Peeters will all be taking their leave.

Another mooted Slot appointment - Etienne Reijnen - never got off the ground. Although he left Feyenoord in anticipation of joining his former boss at Anfield Slot was sacked before Reijnen signed a contract.

That perhaps demonstrates the speed at which Slot’s sacking was decided - leaving FSG with a sizeable bill to pay before moving on with their next appointment.