Arne Slot

The New Era: The Definitive Biography of Liverpool’s New Hero

Mikos Gouka, Dick Advocaat

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Seven Dials
25 November 2025

Biography: sport; Sporting events, tours & organisations; Football (Soccer, Association football)

The definitive biography of Arne Slot, covering Liverpool's triumphant 2024/25 season, featuring exclusive interviews with Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and more.

'The best insight yet into the Dutchman... a page-turner of a read that's a must-have for Liverpool supporters' DAILY MAIL

As Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool in June 2024, he proclaimed Arne Slot his successor with a chant that rang around Anfield. The expectations were raised for the man who would succeed the greatest Liverpool manager of the modern era, but Slot's start to life in Merseyside could not have gone any better. By the end of the 2024-25 season, the Reds had triumphantly won the Premier League, with players like Mohamed Salah, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister regularly putting in career defining performances. Arne Slot was the Kop's new hero.

Mikos Gouka has had unparalleled access to Slot, his former and current players, rival coaches and Slot's family and friends for the last two decades, allowing him to construct an impeccable biography that delves into the Dutchman's life and managerial career. From his early years as a coach at Cambuur and AZ Alkmaar to how he flourished at Feyenoord, where he developed his distinct tactical philosophy, before making the switch to Anfield, Gouka reveals everything.

He chronicles Slot's first full season at Liverpool, based on exclusive interviews with current Liverpool players, staff and Arne Slot, offering insight into the new ideas and methods that Slot has introduced on the training pitches of Kirkby, delving into the tactical evolution of the team over the course of the season as the Reds battled for Premier League glory.

Based on exclusive interviews with Slot himself, Gouka has created an intimate and all-encompassing biography of the newest manager to join football's elite.

By: Mikos Gouka
Foreword by: Dick Advocaat
Imprint: Seven Dials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 443g
ISBN: 9781399634267
ISBN 10: 1399634267
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Mikos Gouka is a leading Dutch football journalist from Rotterdam who writes for AD and covers Feyenoord. He is the author of two books on Feyenoord; Kameraden, which covered their title winning 2022-23 season under Arne Slot and Arne Slot, a biography of Arne Slot which offers insight into his early life, managerial career and tactical philosophy dubbed 'Slot-ball' (which was the original Dutch title), as well as his move to and first full season at Liverpool. Published in the Netherlands in November 2024, it was an instant hit and sold out it's first three printruns within the first week of publishing.

Reviews for Arne Slot: The New Era: The Definitive Biography of Liverpool’s New Hero

In [Arne] Slot, The New Era, we get the best insight yet into the Dutchman. Gouka has written a page-turner of a read that becomes a must-have for Liverpool supporters and football fans in general... Packed with anecdotes and interesting nuggets of information, the most enlightening chapter is the one about Slot as a family man... It is a must-read for any football fan wanting to know more about the latest manager to take our leage by storm. * Lewis Steele, Daily Mail *