Liverpool miss out on Arne Slot replacement with big Romano manager UPDATE

Carlo Garganese

29 Oct 2025 09:18 GMT
3 min read

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Luciano Spalletti will be the new manager of Juventus, ending any chance of the Italian being an option for Liverpool.

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Spalletti has agreed upon a contract until the end of the season, with the deal being extended by a further year if the Bianconeri qualify for the Champions League.

Romano says that the final details are just now being sorted with lawyers before the official announcement is made.

Spalletti will replace Igor Tudor as Juventus manager, with the Croatian having a dreadful start to the season after going eight games without a win.

Slot at risk at Liverpool

Spalletti's imminent appointment at Juventus removes arguably the highest profile manager as a potential replacement for Arne Slot at Liverpool.

There have been reports that Liverpool chiefs could soon dismiss Slot after a terrible run of form that has seen them lose four Premier League matches in a row.

Romano insists that Liverpool bosses still have full trust in Slot and believe he can turn things around.

Chiefs understand that having made so many new signings in the summer that things can take time to gel.

Romano adds, though, that results cannot continue as they are otherwise Slot's position will inevitable come under scrutiny.

If Liverpool are to continue picking up negative results into November and Decemeber, then it is another debate altogether.

The Reds’ 3-2 defeat to Brentford on Saturday evening was their fourth consecutive loss in the Premier League and they are now down in sixth place in the English top flight table, seven points behind league leaders Arsenal.

Slot is under pressure to fix the Reds’ current slump following a record-breaking summer transfer window in which they spent a whopping €482.9 million on Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni.

The Reds spent just €42 million during Slot’s first transfer window at the club and they were expected to endure a difficult 2024-25 campaign following the departure of Jurgen Klopp, however they won just their second ever Premier League title.

Slot enjoyed a fantastic debut season at Anfield as Liverpool claimed the English top flight trophy with 84 points, but recent results are concerning and, as Romano hints, the club could be tempted to make a managerial change if things fail to improve in November and December.

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