Arne Slot confirms he wants to join Liverpool and says he's 'confident' he will succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield after Reds strike deal with Feyenoord

The Feyenoord manager has been installed as the favourite to replace Klopp, who is stepping down as Liverpool boss at the end of the season. Now he himself has made it clear he wants to succeed the German and is "confident" a deal can be done.

He told ESPN: "The only thing I can say about it is that the clubs are negotiating. I am in the waiting room. It's clear to me that I would like to go to Liverpool. I'm now waiting to see whether the clubs will reach an agreement, but I have every confidence in that. It is now up to the clubs and as the central figure you have to respect that. More will become clear in the coming days."

Slot, who has won two trophies since taking over as Feyenoord manager in 2021, was previously linked with Leeds while they were in the Premier League and other European sides, but he has now made it crystal clear that he wants the Liverpool job. After failing to lure Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso and Sporting CP's Ruben Amorim to Anfield, the Reds may have finally found a Klopp replacement.

As Slot - who got the backing of Virgil van Dijk to take over at Anfield - confirmed, communications with both teams are ramping up and it just remains to be seen if Liverpool accept Feyenoord's compensation demands and the 45-year-old's terms.