Van Dijk confirms Slot will be stayingAnd Virgil van Dijk - the Liverpool captain - has now more or less confirmed that Slot will be head coach of the team in the 2026/27 season.

“After the World Cup, in pre-season, it will be an interesting development in terms of how the manager sees it as well and then we have to tackle the season in the best way possible and not have a season like we have had this season again,” he is reported to have said by the Times.

So Liverpool’s captain clearly believes that when he returns for preseason training that Slot will still be in charge.

This tallies with recent reports from trusted sources which suggest that FSG are ready to go against fan wishes and persist with the former Feyenoord boss.