Liverpool told to immediately sack Slot and replace him with this Spanish tactican

Luis Enrique to Liverpool: the dream that may never leave Paris

Luis Enrique to Liverpool: Liverpool entered the 2025/26 season as reigning Premier League champions, yet ended it in humiliating fashion, finishing fifth with just 60 points. The departures of Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson only deepened the wound for supporters who expected a title defence, not a collapse. Against that grim backdrop, speaking on talkSPORT, former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy made his feelings plain. Slot, he argued, retains his job for now, but his tenure at Anfield rests entirely on how August unfolds. Murphy put it bluntly that if Liverpool sit in fifth or sixth after eight games next season, it is finished for the Dutchman.

Danny Murphy’s case for Luis Enrique to Liverpool

Murphy went further, identifying his ideal successor. Rather than backing Xabi Alonso, who recently committed to Chelsea, Murphy stated he would do everything possible to bring Luis Enrique to Anfield. His reasoning centred on Enrique’s Champions League pedigree and his style of play.

PSG secured the Champions League title in 2025, dismantling Inter Milan 5-0 in the final, and Enrique has since steered them to yet another final in 2026. Murphy suggested Enrique must be hungry for a fresh test, given Ligue 1 offers little competitive resistance. Bookmakers now list Enrique as the favourite to become Liverpool’s next manager should FSG opt for change, with odds as low as 7/2 via BetVictor.

More Liverpool news: Liverpool make transfer decision on Brazilian star linked with Serie A move

Why is Luis Enrique to Liverpool not straightforward?

Here is where honest analysis matters more than wishful thinking. Enrique commands wages reportedly around £15 million per year at PSG, and the French club hold serious control over him. Liverpool, without Champions League football next season after their Europa League qualification, present a significantly less attractive proposition financially and competitively. Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola sits second in the betting at 4/1 as a more realistic and affordable option, partly because sporting director Richard Hughes already has a working relationship with him.

More Liverpool news: 5 Liverpool stars Arne Slot should immediately sell

Realistically, Luis Enrique leaving PSG for Liverpool this summer looks unlikely. A manager of his standing moves for ambition, not sentiment, and arriving at a club rebuilding after Salah’s exit, without European football at the elite level, offers him a step back rather than forward. The best move for Liverpool is probably keeping Slot, giving him a strong summer window, and only reassessing after Christmas if results remain poor.