Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been handed a stark ultimatum: turn the club’s dreadful form around within two matches or face the sack, potentially costing the Reds a staggering sum.
Two Games to Avoid a Major Shake-Up in Liverpool
Just seven months after celebrating their 2024/25 Premier League triumph, Liverpool are enduring one of the worst slumps in decades.
Across the last 12 games in all competitions, the Reds have managed only three wins, losing nine, and struggling offensively with just one goal in their last three matches.
Slot, who recently saw his side humiliated 4-1 by Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, maintains he is not panicking about his future. “No, I am not worried. My focus is on other things than worrying about my own position. I need to do better,” he said.
Yet reports from Fichajes reveal that the Dutch manager has only two upcoming Premier League fixtures—against West Ham United and Sunderland—to reverse Liverpool’s fortunes.
A failure in both could see him dismissed immediately.
The board, aware of a punishing festive fixture schedule, appear unwilling to extend the uncertainty, fearing it could derail the team’s season objectives.
The Cost of Early Termination
Sacking Slot at this stage would not come cheap. His contract reportedly contains a termination clause requiring Liverpool to pay £10 million if they cut ties early.
While the eight-figure sum has made the board hesitant, sources suggest that prolonged instability and poor results could prove far more costly than paying the compensation.
Liverpool now face a pivotal fortnight where the pressure on Arne Slot reaches fever pitch, and the stakes could not be higher—for both manager and club.
