Highly-rated Feyenoord coach plays down chances of Liverpool move – Liverpool FC

Feyenoord goalkeeping coach Jyri Nieminen has performed down the chance 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 consideration to affix Claudio Taffarel in teaching the membership’s goalkeepers subsequent time period.

However, the 36-year-outdated has now seemingly dominated out that risk, insisting he’s extra prone to keep at present membership Feyenoord.

Speaking to the Finnish journal, Apu, he mentioned: “The Liverpool factor was on, and of course I used to be eager about it.

“With a very high probability, I will continue with Feyenoord next season as well. The situation will change if it changes.”

With the arrival of Nieminen now trying unlikely, huge 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 crew lead bodily efficiency coach.

However, reviews within the Netherlands have prompt that one other member of Slot’s crew, coach and analyst Etienne Reijnen, is struggling to safe a piece allow.

The Reds are operating out of time to place a backroom workers in place earlier than pre-season kicks off in early July.

 

Appointments already made

Of course, we all know Slot will turn into the brand new head coach, however Liverpool have additionally recruited a primary crew lead bodily efficiency coach.

Peeters is the person taking up the position, 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 position was head of restoration and efficiency.

The Reds have to make additional backroom adjustments this summer season, and have marketed a quantity of vacancies on the AXA Training Centre.

That features a first-crew physiotherapist, in addition to a bodily efficiency coach centered on energy and conditioning.