Feyenoord goalkeeping coach Jyri Nieminen has performed down the probability of him becoming a member of Arne Slot at Liverpool this summer season.
The Reds are on the hunt for a brand new goalkeeping coach after John Achterberg and Jack Robinson each joined Jurgen Klopp in departing on the finish of final season.
And, as beforehand reported by This Is Anfield, Nieminen was into account to affix Claudio Taffarel in teaching the membership’s goalkeepers subsequent time period.
Nonetheless, the 36-year-old has now seemingly dominated out that chance, insisting he’s extra more likely to keep at present membership Feyenoord.
Talking to the Finnish journal, Apu, he stated: “The Liverpool factor was on, and naturally I used to be occupied with it.
“With a really excessive likelihood, I’ll proceed with Feyenoord subsequent season as properly. The state of affairs will change if it adjustments.”
With the arrival of Nieminen now wanting unlikely, massive query remarks stay over the make-up of Slot’s workers for subsequent season.
The Dutchman is thought to be bringing assistant Sipke Hulshoff with him, whereas Ruben Peeters will function the membership’s new first staff lead bodily efficiency coach.
Nonetheless, reviews within the Netherlands have prompt that one other member of Slot’s staff, coach and analyst Etienne Reijnen, is struggling to safe a piece allow.
The Reds are working out of time to place a backroom workers in place earlier than pre-season kicks off in early July.
Appointments already made
In fact, we all know Slot will develop into the brand new head coach, however Liverpool have additionally recruited a primary staff lead bodily efficiency coach.
Peeters is the person taking over the function, with this being confirmed by his company. His job seems to have some overlap between the roles carried out by Andreas Kornmayer and Andreas Schlumberger previous to their departures this summer season.
Kornmayer served as head of health and conditioning, whereas Schlumberger’s function was head of restoration and efficiency.
The Reds must make additional backroom adjustments this summer season, and have marketed quite a few vacancies on the AXA Coaching Centre.
That features a first-team physiotherapist, in addition to a bodily efficiency coach targeted on energy and conditioning.