FORMER Liverpool boss Arne Slot could be set for a return to management following Eddie Howe’s shock Newcastle exit.
was let go by the Reds in May, with Bournemouth boss taking over at Anfield.
Arne Slot could be set for a new role months after his Liverpool sacking Credit: Reuters
The move would come as a result of Eddie Howe stepping down from his Newcastle job Credit: Reuters
But he could be set too return to the dugout just months later after a job suddenly opened up on Thursday.
and Newcastle as the coach stepped down from his role .
He is set to be , 38, who will swap Saudi outfit Al Ahli for St James’ Park.
before earning a move to the PIF-owned outfit, the same PIF which bankrolls Newcastle.
But that move leaves a vacancy with Al Ahli, the back to back Asian Champions League title holders.
talkSPORT claim that Slot, to earlier this summer, is one of the contenders to fill in in the middle east.
He is not the only former Prem boss under consideration for the role.
Former Wolves and boss Vitor Pereira is also in the picture, with reports suggesting that contact has been made between the parties.
Vitor Pereira is another candidate for the al Ahli job Credit: PA
Pereira is no stranger to the game in .
The Portuguese, who was dismissed from his Forest job less than a month ago, arrived to the Prem from Saudi side Al Shabab, where he had spent 10 months.
And a move to Al Ahli would actually be a reunion for him, having joined for a nearly two-year spell in 2013.
Whoever joins the outfit would have the footballing talent of Former Premier League stars Francisco Trincao, and Edouard Mendy at their disposal.
Matthias Jaissle is set to become the new Newcastle head coach, leaving a role vacant at Al Ahli Credit: Getty
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