Slot has 'every reason to believe' he will be in charge of Liverpool next season

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes he will still be in charge next season.

Slot is facing increasing pressure, and his popularity among Liverpool fans is dwindling because of his team's failure to mount a worthy defence of their Premier League title.

Xabi Alonso's availability this summer - and Chelsea's interest in the Liverpool legend for their head coach vacancy - has intensified the debate around Slot's future.

Asked about the speculation around his future and if he could confirm he was staying, Slot said: "I don't think I am deciding that myself alone.

"I have every reason to believe that I am the Liverpool manager next season.

"First of all, I am contracted to this club, and second of all from all the talks we are having."

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Asked if he had been involved in planning for next season, Slot said: "Plans have been made and talks have been ongoing between the club and new players, and I am involved in that, if that is what you want to know."

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Liverpool, currently fourth in the Premier League table, are in a strong position to qualify for the Champions League next season with a four-point cushion to sixth with two games to play.

However, Slot has faced widespread criticism from many Liverpool fans due to the drop-off from the previous season.

Asked about the debate around his position, Slot said: "If a manager or a club doesn't have their best season, there is always debate about that.

"It is not only at Liverpool. It is all around the world. That is the new reality in football. It is not up to me to judge the people that judge me. They have every right to have their opinion.

"In this modern time, everyone can share their opinion. This happened 10-15 years ago, but then you did it in the pub and not everyone heard it.

"Now it is also done in a pub. From what I am reading, they must have drunk a little bit [laughs]. That is a joke! But now it is much more out in the open."

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