Arne Slot has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool (Getty)

Marco van Basten has backed Arne Slot to replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager this summer.

After guiding Feyenoord to their first Eredivisie title in six years last season, Slot was wanted by Tottenham but the 45-year-old opted to sign a new three-year contract with the Dutch club.

Slot has enjoyed further success this season as he guided Feyenoord to victory over NEC Nijmegen in the KNVB Cup final at the weekend.

And the Dutchman has now been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool this summer as Liverpool seek a replacement for Klopp.

‘I think he’s really good,’ Van Basten said of Slot on Ziggo Sport’s ‘Rondo’.
‘I hope he stays in the Netherlands longer because it is an enrichment for Dutch football. He can really go anywhere – Bayern Munich, Liverpool? I’m really convinced of that.

‘I’ve spoken to him a few times and I think what he does and what he sees is very strong. He gets along very well with the group of players, is tactically well-versed, can explain things well and is calm and intelligent. I think he can go to any club, even at the very difficult clubs, because he is so intelligent.

Arne Slot guided Feyenoord to victory in the KNVB Cup final at the weekend (Getty)

‘He has a lot of qualities and he shows it at every level. He first did it at AZ, and now at Feyenoord. And Feyenoord is a really complicated club. He...