Arne Slot, who guided Liverpool to their 20th league title in his debut season, finished fifth in the Premier League and was sacked on 30 May 2024. He previously won the Eredivisie with Feyenoord in 2023. Slot denied reports he had withdrawn from talks with the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) after a dispute over his contract. "We simply never reached that stage of the talks," he said.
Slot stated that his preference is to work in club football, where he can be on the training pitch with his players every day. He added that it would be a great honour to represent his country as national coach one day, but this was not the right moment for him. Former Portugal manager Roberto Martinez is now in talks with the KNVB, leaving the door open for him to potentially take over the national team. Martinez's talks are expected to be a major factor in the KNVB's decision-making process.