Liverpool make first step to replace Arne Slot with Jurgen Klopp's heir

Liverpool have made the first step to replacing Arne Slot with a man who has been touted as Jurgen Klopp's heir.

There is simply nothing left to redeem the Dutchman anymore. Slot's time at Liverpool will be coming to an end sooner or later.

His football is tepid, his excuses are tiring and there has been zero signs of improvement since the start of the season.

In fact since the turn of 2025, Liverpool have not been the same. Defeats to Paris Saint Germain and then further defeats to Newcastle United in the League Cup final tainted all the good work that had been achieved in 2024.

There is no excitement when it comes to games anymore. Nothing to cheer for or to be in awe of.

Following Liverpool has become a chore. You can excuse the uninspiring and boring football if you get results but as soon as those results turn into draws and defeats, the fans will quickly turn on the manager.

It's clear now most people want a change. Something has to happen.

We need to bring back the good old days. The days when Liverpool were actually a force to be reckoned with.

Many people yearn for the return of Jurgen Klopp. His football was exciting and he gave so many of us hope. He was more than a manager - he was a spokesperson for all of us.

The likelihood of him coming back is unlikely. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed.

But Liverpool can bring someone in who shares similarities to Klopp's football and his demeanour.

The Germans have long waited for a second-coming of Klopp. Thomas Tuchel and Julian Nagelsmann were billed as such but none have lived up to his achievements.

His true heir could be Sebastian Hoeness. According to Anfield Index, Liverpool have made their first step to bringing him in as a replacement for Slot by enquiring about him in recent days.

He's a former Hertha and Hoffenheim player who had to retire at an early age due to injuries. Since then he has been working as a coach getting his first big break as the manager of Bayern Munich's II team.

Hoeness then became the manager of Hoffenheim where he led the team to two mid-table finishes before parting ways.

His biggest role so far has been at Stuttgart, where he has transformed the club. When he arrived at the German side in April 2023, they were in the relegation zone.

Hoeness rescued them from the drop and over the course of the next few seasons he had turned Stuttgart into a challenger.

Last season, he led the side to a Europa League spot, where they recently battered Celtic away from home 4-1 in the knock-out round. Currently they trail Porto 2-1 but could overturn that deficit in the second leg of the round of 16.

Domestically, thiss season Hoeness' side have a genuine chance of qualifying for the Champions League, currently sitting in fourth place in the Bundesliga after beating RB Leipzig at the weekend.

They will also be one of the favourites in the Europa League if they get past Porto, giving Honess the chance to do something remarkable with a side he literally lifted up from the very bottom of the league and has been able to instil a really high intensity style of football at in a short period of time.

Only 43-years-old, his achievement at Stuttgart is akin to what Jurgen Klopp did with Borussia Dortmund and Mainz. There's also his demeanour. Like the former Liverpool boss, Hoeness loves to wear a baseball cap and he's very animated on the sidelines.

He's confident, has excellent man-management skills and has been able to get the best out of all of his players. So many stars have developed under him like Serhou Guirassy, Angelo Stiller and Nick Woltemade.

At the same time, he's playing really attractive and eye-catching football with those key gegenpress principles.

In many ways, he seems like the perfect fit for Liverpool. Let's see if Liverpool make any further progress.

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