ARNE SLOT ODDS-ON FAVORITE TO BE SACKED! LIVERPOOL CRISIS DEEPENS AFTER BOURNEMOUTH LOSS
Arne Slot is now the 8/13 favourite to be the next Premier League manager sacked following Liverpool's dramatic 3-2 loss at Bournemouth.
Arne Slot’s job at Anfield looks shakier than ever. Bookmakers now have him as the odds-on favourite to get the sack after Liverpool lost for the tenth time this season across all competitions.
Slot took over from Jurgen Klopp and led Liverpool to the Premier League title last year, but this team barely resembles the powerhouse fans remember. Injuries keep piling up, and Slot’s running out of options. You could see the frustration all over his face after Liverpool threw away a 3-2 lead at Bournemouth, conceding in stoppage time after clawing back from two goals down at halftime.
Back in the fall, Liverpool could barely buy a win—just three victories in 12 games between September and November. Things looked better after that, with a 13-match unbeaten run, but too many draws—against Sunderland, Fulham, Burnley, and twice against Leeds—didn’t really calm anyone’s nerves. Now, with bookmakers slashing his odds to 8/13 to be the next manager out the door, the pressure’s intense.
Lee Phelps at William Hill put it pretty bluntly: “Liverpool haven’t won in five league games, and the pressure on Slot keeps growing. The Bournemouth loss might be the last straw. Slot’s now 8/13 favourite from 12/1 to be the next to leave.”
He added, “Thomas Frank isn’t far behind at 2/1, and Oliver Glasner sits at 7/1. Pep Guardiola and Sean Dyche are way back at 20/1.”
Liverpool has slipped from fourth to sixth in the table after going five league games without a win. With Newcastle, Man City, and Sunderland coming up—and then games against Nottingham Forest, West Ham, and Wolves in February and March—it’s crunch time.
They're 14 points off the top, so another title isn’t really in the cards. Right now, cracking the top four is the aim. They’ll want to close the two-point gap on Man United as the season heads into its final stretch.
INJURY BLOW: WATARU ENDO RULED OUT FOR "CONSIDERABLE PERIOD" AFTER SUNDERLAND HORROR INJURY
Wataru Endo is out for a "considerable period." Discover Arne Slot’s latest update on the Liverpool injury crisis and right-back woes.
Arne Slot said that Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo will be out for a while.
The 33-year-old midfielder seemed to get seriously hurt during the second half of their 1-0 win against Sunderland on Wednesday.
Endo, who was playing his first Premier League game of the season, was filling in at right-back. He got hurt when his foot was pinned under him while he tried to clear the ball. The Japanese international tried to keep playing, but he soon collapsed in pain and needed oxygen as he was taken off the field.
Liverpool is having a lot of injury problems at right-back, and Slot said that Endo is the latest player to get hurt in that position.
Before the FA Cup game against Brighton on Saturday, Slot said, We still need to check things out, but he'll be out for a considerable period.
Endo was playing right back because Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off in the loss to Manchester City on Sunday. Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong are also out with injuries. Giovani Leoni and Alexander Isak are also injured for an extended time.
But there was good news for Slot, as Joe Gomez played for the first time in three games, replacing Endo on the right side of the defence.
Slot's update comes after he said, after the Sunderland gam,e that he wasn't sure how bad Endo's injury was, but he called it serious.
"We don't know how serious it is yet because we need to check it out, but it doesn't look good," Slot added.
I'm not sure if it's his ankle. It's his foot, but we have to check if it's his ankle or his foot. I think he'll be out for a really long time. It's hard to say exactly how long right now.
FABRIZIO ROMANO CONFIRMS MLS AND SAUDI INTEREST IN MOHAMED SALAH FOR 2026
Mohamed Salah could leave Liverpool this summer! Discover the Saudi and MLS interest plus the Reds' £26m bid for Charlie Cresswell.
Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool is still up in the air. Now, there’s a new club in the mix, while Liverpool is also being linked with a surprise move for a former Leeds United defender who left Elland Road for just £3.8 million.
Liverpool haven’t had the best season, but they’re still battling for a Champions League spot. Right now, they’re sixth in the Premier League, just three points off the top four. It’s always felt like a season of change at Anfield. The club dropped close to £450 million on new players, and a few big names are hitting the tail end of their careers.
Salah, now 33, is easily one of Liverpool’s all-time greats. But let’s be honest, he hasn’t looked himself this season. Even though he’s under contract until 2027, there’s a real chance he could leave this summer.
Fabrizio Romano, who’s usually spot-on with transfer news, just gave an update on Salah. More than one club wants him, and Al-Ittihad, who’ve chased him before, are still interested. On his YouTube channel, Romano said, “Clubs from Saudi Arabia will be back for Mohamed Salah in the summer transfer window. They’re going to be back in conversations. Al-Ittihad could be one of them.”
Al-Ittihad just lost stars like Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kanté. They didn’t have time to bring in another big name in January, even though they signed some good players. You get the sense that they’re still looking for a marquee signing, and Salah’s name keeps coming up.
Romano also mentioned that MLS clubs could try to lure Salah to the US. He said, “I’m told that there could be more Saudi clubs attentive and keen on Mohamed Salah. Let’s also see from the MLS if some club decided to enter the conversation and sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool.”
He called it “an interesting summer ahead” for the Egyptian winger. So far, there haven’t been any official offers, so Salah stayed at Liverpool. But this summer? Who knows? Things could change fast.
Adding to the drama, Egyptian journalist Ismael Mahmoud says Al-Qadisiyah, another Saudi club, is likely to go after Salah too. So expect this story to keep growing.
On another front, Liverpool just agreed on a £60 million deal for Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet, who’ll be joining next season. But apparently, they want even more options at the back. Virgil van Dijk is now 34, Ibrahima Konate’s contract runs out soon, and Joe Gomez can’t seem to stay fit. Arne Slot clearly wants to strengthen his defence.
Now, reports say Liverpool are eyeing Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell. He moved from Leeds for £3.8 million in the summer of 2024. The Reds are supposedly preparing a bid of over €30 million (about £26 million), hoping that’ll be enough to convince Toulouse to sell.
West Ham tried to sign Cresswell back in January, so they might jump back in, and Tottenham, Chelsea, and Brighton are also watching closely.
Cresswell only played 14 times for Leeds, but he’s racked up 56 appearances for Toulouse, with seven goals and four assists – not bad for a centre-back.