Liverpool have made contact with former manager Jurgen Klopp amid growing uncertainty over Arne Slot's future at Anfield, according to the daily papers reported by Sky Sports. The Dutch manager, who won the Premier League in his debut season, is now understood to be under pressure after a difficult period behind the scenes — with questions over his relationship with sporting director Richard Hughes and a transfer summer that has not gone as planned.
What the Papers Say
Sky Sports Paper Talk reports that Liverpool have reached out to Klopp to sound out his availability. The German, who left Anfield in May 2024 after nine years, has been taking a sabbatical from football and has repeatedly insisted he has no plans to return to management yet. However, the call from his former club — a club he built from 8th-place mediocrity into Premier League and Champions League champions — is understood to have been received warmly.
Slot's Situation
Arne Slot did the near-impossible: he won the Premier League title in his first season as a successor to a legendary manager. But the summer of 2026 has been turbulent. The club has not moved quickly enough on key targets, the Mohamed Salah situation remains unresolved, and there are reports of friction at a senior level within the club. None of this means Slot will be sacked — but the contact with Klopp suggests Liverpool's hierarchy are at least scenario-planning.
Klopp's Perspective
For Klopp, returning to Liverpool would be an extraordinary story. He has said he left because he needed time away from the intensity of the job. Whether he is ready to return — even to the club he loves more than any other — remains the crucial question. Liverpool fans will watch this story very carefully indeed.
Source: Sky Sports Paper Talk, The Papers. Image: Wikimedia Commons CC0.
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