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  • EPL: See man who will replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool

    EPL: See man who will replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool

    Liverpool have reached an agreement with Feyenoord on Friday for gaffer, Arne Slot to replace Jurgen Klopp as manager, according to report from British media.

    The reports stated further that a compensation package for the 45-year-old Dutch manager who had two years left on his contract, has now been agreed.

    It was gathered that the deal is worth up to £9.4 million (10.9 million euros).

    Slot had said Thursday that he was “confident” of landing the Anfield job.

    “I would like to go to Liverpool. Now I’m waiting to see whether the clubs reach an agreement. I’m very confident in that,” he told reporters.

    Slot moved to Feyenoord in 2021 after impressing in his first managerial role at AZ Alkmaar.

    He led the Dutch giants to the inaugural Europa Conference League final at the end of his first season, in which they narrowly lost 1-0 to Jose Mourinho’s Roma.

    Slot then delivered just a second league title in 24 years to De Kuip last season before penning a new three-year deal.

    Klopp will step down at the end of this season after a nine-year reign which brought the Champions League title in 2019 and Premier League trophy a year later.

    “I like the way his team plays football. If he is the one, I like that he wants it,” Klopp told reporters on Friday when asked to highlight Slot’s qualities.

    “I don’t know him, but some people who know him say he’s a good guy. I like that a lot. So good coach, good guy. Looking forward for the club, if he is the solution, if he is the man, I’m more than happy.

    “It’s the best job in the world, best club in the world. Great job, great team, fantastic people. A really interesting job.”

    Feyenoord are currently second in the Eredivisie table, with PSV Eindhoven nine points clear at the top.

    Failing to win the Dutch title would be a disappointment for Slot, mirroring Klopp’s frustration at Liverpool’s own faltering title bid.

    Liverpool are in third place in the Premier League, three points behind leaders Arsenal and two adrift of second-placed Manchester City.

    City have a game in hand on both Arsenal and Liverpool, who look to have blown their chance after defeats against Crystal Palace and Everton.

  • Europa: Feyenoord beat Roma, Juventus defeat Sporting CP, eye semi-final ticket

    Europa: Feyenoord beat Roma, Juventus defeat Sporting CP, eye semi-final ticket

    Dutch side, Feyenoord took a step toward the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday after beating Italian side, AS Roma in the first leg of the two teams’ last-eight clash.

    Forward Mats Wieffer scored the only goal that gave Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord a slender lead to take to Rome at Rotterdam’s De Kuip stadium.

    The 23-year-old’s third goal of the season was just enough for the Dutch outfit to see off Roma in a rematch of last season’s Conference League final which was won by the Italians.

    Wieffer was almost the villain of the piece after being penalized for handball and giving Roma a penalty just before the break which Lorenzo Pellegrini smashed off the post.

    Jose Mourinho’s side can consider themselves unlucky not to have got something from the game as Roger Ibanez’s header was headed onto the bar in the 63rd minute by Oussama Idrissi, the man who set up Wieffer’s winner.

    Roma, who sit third in Serie A, will have the chance to overturn the deficit when the teams meet again in the Italian capital next Thursday.

    They might have to be without forwards Tammy Abraham and Paulo Dybala who were both substituted with injuries, a worry also for their fight for a place in next season’s Champions League.

    Similarly, In a game that saw Massimiliano Allegri finally send out an attack-minded setup with most of his best attacking players, it was Gatti who proved decisive. He was already a man of the match candidate for his defensive play when he popped up at the right place at the right time to poke home a rebound after a corner kick.

    It was his first goal with Juventus and in the top flight, and it provided all the difference in the Old Lady’s 1-0 win over Sporting CP in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal.

  • Mourinho gives emotional speech after Conference League victory

    Mourinho gives emotional speech after Conference League victory

    Roma coach Jose Mourinho gave an emotional speech after winning the Europa Conference League final in Tirana.

    Roma defeated Feyenoord 1-0 in Tirana thanks to Nicolo Zaniolo’s winner.

    “There are so many things going through my head. So many things at the same time,” said Mourinho.

    “I’ve been at Roma for 11 months, I realised the moment I arrived what it meant, they were waiting for this. As I told the lads in the locker room in Turin, we did what we needed to do, qualify for the Europa League. We had great work all season.

    “This was not work tonight, this was history. We had to write history. We wrote it.”

    Roma had never won a major UEFA tournament before, as the Fairs Cup was not recognised in the 1960s, losing Finals in 1984 and 1991.

    “The Conference League is a competition that we had the sensation from the start we could win, but it got a stronger competition when the Europa League teams came in, Leicester City, Olympique Marseille and Feyenoord. But we were counting on it, we could’ve had a few more points in Serie A, but we put so much into this competition.

    “Now I am staying, there are no doubts. Even if some rumours emerge, I only want to remain at Roma. We must understand what our owners, who are fantastic people, want to do next season, because this is history, but we can build a really strong project with honest professionals.

    “We need to sit down and understand what the plan is for next season.

    “This remains in the history of Roma, but also mine, I was told only I, Sir Alex and Giovanni Trapattoni won trophies in three different decades. It makes me feel a little old, but it’s nice for my career!

    “Now I will go on vacation and sit on the beach to think about all this for a while.

    “The great thing about my career is that, aside from the Europa League with Manchester United, doing it with Porto, Inter and Roma is very, very, very special. It’s one thing to win when everyone expects it, when you made the investments to win, but it’s quite another to win when something remains immortal, that feels truly special.

    “I think of myself, of course, but above all the Roma fans who can celebrate tonight, enjoy themselves and remember this night forever.”

    Mourinho concluded: “Of course I feel like a Romanista, but that might be my way of working. I am a Porto fan, an Inter fan, a Chelsea fan, I am crazy about Real Madrid, I am now a Roma fan, I belong to all those clubs because we had these moments together.

    “Tonight, with all due respect for all the clubs I worked for before, I am 100 per cent Romanista, because these fans are truly incredible.”

  • Drogba organises Chelsea meeting with Feyenoord midfielder

    Drogba organises Chelsea meeting with Feyenoord midfielder

    Chelsea are leaning on Didier Drogba to help them in talks for Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kokcu.

    Kokcu has attracted interest from several European clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham and AC Milan after impressing in the Eredivisie.

    However, Chelsea seem to have the advantage over their rivals thanks to the help of Drogba.

    The Blues great arranged a meeting with the club and Kokcu’s family, according to Turkish TV channel Vole.

    The outcome of the meeting is yet to be determined but it gave Chelsea an opportunity to present their case to the 20-year-old.

    Kokcu is currently in Italy for the first match at the European Championship after making his international debut for Turkey during a Nations League clash with Serbia before the turn of the year.

  • Feyenoord to unveil former Arsenal striker, Robin van Persie Monday

    Feyenoord to unveil former Arsenal striker, Robin van Persie Monday

    Robin van Persie will officially sign for Feyenoord on Monday after agreeing to rejoin his boyhood club.

    The former Arsenal striker has sealed a move back to where his senior career began after Turkish side Fenerbache allowed him to terminate his contract, which was set to expire in June 2019.

    Feyenoord announced the Van Persie deal in style, by posting a video on their Twitter page of the striker’s best moments for the club

    Van Persie joined Eredivisie outfit Feyenoord back in 1999 when he was just 16, going on to make 78 appearances for the first team before signing for Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in 2004.

    The Dutch striker has enjoyed a fine career since leaving Feyenoord, netting 132 goals in 278 appearances for the Gunners before making the unfamiliar move to rivals Manchester United, where he won the Premier League in his first season.

    However, since leaving the English top flight to join Fenerbahce, Van Persie’s career has failed to reach the same heights.

    The 34-year-old failed to win any silverware in Turkey and has fallen down the pecking order at Fenerbahce.

    But now, the former Premier League man has been given another chance to showcase his abilities once again with Feyenoord.

    The reigning Eredivisie champions will be hoping that the return of Van Persie, Holland’s all-time top goalscorer, can revitalise their season after a disappointing campaign to date.

    Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side currently sits fifth in Eredivisie, 14 points behind league leaders PSV Eindhoven.