Arne Slot adds to Liverpool coaching staff with Aaron Briggs appointment
Liverpool have announced Aaron Briggs has joined Arne Slot’s backroom staff as first-team individual development coach.
As confirmed on the club’s official website (11 July), Briggs is the latest to arrive at Anfield as Slot builds his staff ahead of his first season at the club.
Briggs joins the Reds from Wolfsburg, where he was assistant to former Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.
The 37-year-old has previously worked as as a coach at Blackpool, Preston North End, Manchester City and AS Monaco, and holds UEFA A, B and Pro licences.
Arne Slot’s Liverpool backroom staff begins to take shape
Slot continues to work on building his coaching staff following the announcement of Briggs and said there will be more new faces.
The Dutch manager revealed in his first Liverpool press conference (5 July) that he expected two more coaches to join him at Anfield.
Briggs will bring experience as a coach and an analyst, and is the fourth new backroom staff member for the 2024/25 season.
Sipke Hulshoff joined as assistant head coach, Ruben Peeters as lead physical performance coach and Fabian Otte as head of first-team goalkeeping coach.
Former Everton player Johnny Heitinga is under consideration by the club following his departure from West Ham to replace Vitor Matos (BBC Sport, 9 July).
Ex-Liverpool cult hero Dirk Kuyt, meanwhile, has revealed he is in discussions with the club about a potential return under Slot (The Mirror, 12 July).
Slot will aim to have a full coaching staff together before the full squad is available for pre-season following Copa America and Euro 2024 commitments.
He has already begun to put his own stamp on proceedings, making the change from Jurgen Klopp’s infamous pre-season lactate test to a six-minute race test.
The AXA Training Centre will feel like a different place for the Liverpool players this summer as Slot aims to build a coaching staff capable of succeeding at Anfield.
In other Liverpool news, Al-Nassr are set to move for goalkeeper Alisson amid a 48-hour deadline.
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