Liverpool are anticipated to verify the arrival of analyst Roderick van der Ham, with the 33-year-old confirming his exit from Arne Slot‘s former membership Feyenoord.
Slot introduced assistants Sipke Hulshoff and Ruben Peeters with him from Feyenoord to Liverpool, however months into the job there stay gaps in his backroom.
Etienne Reijnen was denied a transfer from Feyenoord as a result of problems in gaining work allow, having served as analyst and technical advisor all through Slot’s ultimate season in Rotterdam.
Liverpool have taken their time to find another, however that seems to have been resolved with the upcoming appointment of Van der Ham.
Dutch outlet 1908.nl reported a month in the past that Van der Ham was as a result of be part of Liverpool as a video analyst, and he has now confirmed his departure from Feyenoord.
“Final week, my time at Feyenoord formally got here to an finish,” Van der Ham wrote on Instagram.
“An enormous thanks to all my colleagues and gamers for the recollections we made collectively at this unbelievable membership!
“With hopes of making much more unforgettable recollections, it’s time to maneuver on!”
Whereas his change to Liverpool is as but unconfirmed, that’s the approach issues are anticipated to maneuver, with Van der Ham belatedly following Slot to Merseyside.
It stays to be seen whether or not this ends any curiosity in extending the top coach’s working relationship with Reijnen, with it nonetheless doable that the membership are exploring avenues to safe his work allow.
However with Van der Ham there ought to at the least be a key position crammed within the evaluation crew, which additionally contains Daniel Spearritt, Janson Moreno, James French and Joel Bonner.
Liverpool have been beforehand promoting for a specialist set-piece coach, however their search has been paused with first-team particular person growth coach Aaron Briggs at present filling that position.
Van der Ham spent simply over two years with Feyenoord, having beforehand held positions at Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, NAC Breda and the Netherlands U19s.
