'All our information': David Ornstein issues update on Arne Slot's Liverpool future amid Xabi Alonso claim

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There has been a suggestion this week that Xabi Alonso is ready to replace Arne Slot in the Liverpool dugout.The news regarding Alonso joining emerged from Germany, but it doesn’t appear as though the Reds are close to agreeing a deal with the Spaniard.A new update from David Ornstein instead says that Liverpool are not planning to part company with Slot. Just how bad do you want Arne Slot gone? 😬 Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images Liverpool not planning to replace Arne SlotThe pressure on the Dutchman has grown after a season that has fallen well below the standards expected at Anfield, but the latest line is that the club are still backing him.Speaking on The Athletic FC podcast, Ornstein delivered the message amid speculation about Alonso’s potential arrival.

He said: “All our information, despite reports to the contrary, is that Liverpool are sticking with Arne Slot. There’s no thought to changing coach, that they are planning with him and their priority, their focus is to give him the profile of squad to succeed.”Liverpool have clearly had a bad season by their own standards, and nobody at the club can hide from that, least of all Slot.

He said: “I’m not here to defend Arne Slot. Liverpool’s season has been poor by their standards, their performances, their results and he is at the centre of that.