Premier League boss tipped as surprise replacement for Liverpool manager Arne Slot

Andoni Iraola has been tipped to be a contender for the Liverpool job.

That’s the verdict of former Premier League striker Tony Cascarino, who believes Arne Slot’s job could be under threat.

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Liverpool were booed as they drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Anfield on Saturday.

The Reds are fourth in the Premier League and have all-but secured Champions League football next season.

However, it is a disappointing title defence from Slot’s side as they are 17 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

It has led to questions over his future, but as things stands Liverpool are unlikely to make a change in the dugout.

This summer is shaping up to be one of the biggest manager merry-go-rounds in history.

Bournemouth’s Iraola has already announced he is leaving, as is Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner.

Fulham’s Marco Silva is also out of contract, while Chelsea and Manchester United need to appoint permanent managers.

Cascarino said on Weekend Sports Breakfast: “The booings are happening more regularly at Liverpool now. I want Arne Slot to get to the end of the season and then Liverpool to make a call.

“I’m concerned because it’s not good.”

Iraola is a target for both Chelsea and Crystal Palace, but Cascarino thinks Liverpool could and should be in the mix.

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Speaking about Iraola, Cascarino said: “He’s probably been offered something that’s better. It’s like when you’re a player. If you play brilliantly for a club at Bournemouth, like Semenyo or others, you get the vultures hanging over you and take you away to the bigger clubs. 

“I’m sure he knows where he’s going.

“We’ve got Marco Silva in that position. We don’t quite know what the outcome is going to be. Obviously, Oliver Glasner as well at Crystal Palace.

“Don’t tell me these guys don’t know where they’re going.

“Jurgen Klopp, that announcement, when it came out he was leaving Liverpool. That was made in the November.

“It was kept on hold for four months before it came out. Seemingly no one knew. There obviously were a handful of people. But it’s no different.

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“These guys, I would imagine, would know exactly where their next destination is.”

Cascarino then pointed out Iraola’s relationship with current Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes.

He continued: “He brought him to Bournemouth and now he’s at Liverpool.

“He did that negotiation. He was there. You have connections in football and people you deal with.

“He’d have dealt with the agent. He’d have worked with him. Now, I’m putting two and two and making five, but it’s not that unlikely that a club like Liverpool could look at him. He’s done an incredible job at Bournemouth. 

“I look at Bournemouth and the way they play and the amount of talent that has just improved under him.

“Now, this is a guy that couldn’t buy a win when he first got the job. And since then, his teams have literally been on Champions League form and they’re not too far off the Champions League spots now.”