Liverpool coaching overhaul: Slot sacked, Van Bronckhorst leaves after 11 months
Liverpool’s coaching overhaul is complete after Arne Slot’s dismissal on May 30, 2026. Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the Dutch assistant coach who joined in July 2025, is leaving Anfield as well. Sipke Hulshoff, another assistant, also departs.
The club’s end-of-season review ended Slot’s tenure quickly, despite a Premier League title on paper. Liverpool’s coaching changes now appear to be a full reset: rather than keeping parts of Slot’s staff, the club is letting the entire Dutch backroom team go, including Van Bronckhorst.
The Liverpool coaching overhaul follows a short and high-profile run. Slot arrived ahead of the 2024-25 season and won the Premier League. Van Bronckhorst was brought in shortly after, with his appointment confirmed on July 2, 2025.
Reportedly, Slot’s termination compensation is around £7 million, covering the remaining year of his contract. Van Bronckhorst’s coaching track record includes Feyenoord (Eredivisie title) and Rangers (Europa League final in 2022), plus earlier roles at Guangzhou R&F and Besiktas.
What this means next: Liverpool must appoint a new manager and a wholly new coaching staff. There were rumors linking Van Bronckhorst back to Feyenoord, but the article suggests it’s unclear how substantive those links were. Overall, this Liverpool coaching overhaul signals a rapid institutional break rather than a gradual transition.
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