Arne Slot could make stunning return to management after Howe’s Newcastle exit with ex-Premier League boss also in mix

FORMER Liverpool boss Arne Slot could be set for a return to management following Eddie Howe’s shock Newcastle exit. The Dutch tactician was let go by the Reds in May, with Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola 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 to return to the dugout just months later after a job suddenly opened up on Thursday. Howe and Newcastle split ways after five years as the coach stepped down from his role midway into the Magpies’ pre-season preparations. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! He is set to be replaced by German Matthias Jaissle, 38, who will swap Saudi outfit Al Ahli for St James’ Park. The relatively young coach impressed with RB Salzburg 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, who rejected a move to Fulham 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 Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira is also in the picture, with reports suggesting that contact has been made between the parties. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Vitor Pereira is another candidate for the al Ahli job Credit: PA Pereira is no stranger to the game in Saudi Arabia. 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, Ivan Toney 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 Comment now