Arne Slot: Klopp's successor, whose role model is Guardiola

How an unknown Dutch coach earned a job at the famous Liverpool

The biggest candidate to replace Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool was Xabi Alonso. When he decided to stay at Leverkusen, Portuguese Amorim became the main favourite. But eventually Dutchman Arne Slot (45), the architect of Feyenoord Rotterdam's rise, will come to Anfield Road in the summer. What has earned the bald-headed football enthusiast the opportunity of a lifetime?

To piece together the right answer, we must first look at the context. Liverpool FC is going through a period of radical change, even if it's not obvious at first glance.

When fan-adored coach Jürgen Klopp suddenly blurted out in mid-November that he would disappear from the bench after eight-and-a-half years, the entire football world gasped for a while.

However, the club's owners and management had already processed Job's rumour and were hard at work on a new project. It's not just about the head coach, but a complete overhaul of the club's development. What is the spirit of it? In the name of global expansion.

What does that mean?