Liverpool could suffer a major blow that no-one saw coming in what could derail their season.

Liverpool are going strong under Arne Slot, who has enjoyed a stunning start to life at Anfield.

Slot’s side sit at the top of the Premier League and the Champions League as they fight on four fronts this campaign.

The Dutch boss has been aided by fellow countryman John Heitinga, who joined the Merseyside outfit during the summer.

Heitinga, who played for Everton during his playing days, departed West Ham United following the 2023/24 season to team up with Slot at Liverpool.

But he could leave Liverpool before the end of the season.

According to Football Insider, Heitinga is a ‘leading contender’ to be the new West Brom manager following the departure of Carlos Corberan, who has become the new head coach of Valencia.

It is claimed that Heitinga’s Premier League experience and his progressive style of management makes him an ‘attractive option’ for West Brom, who hope to keep their bid for promotion on track.

West Brom currently occupy seventh place in the Championship, level on points with sixth-placed Middlesbrough.

Heitinga has enhanced his reputation as a coach since arriving at Liverpool, with Slot heaping praise on the 41-year-old.

The Reds boss reckons Ajax made a big mistake in not appointing Heitinga as head coach permanently, saying: “Sven Mislintat did not choose Heitinga as head coach at the time and he left Ajax for that reason.

“Liverpool is now profiting from that. Apparently they did not realise in Amsterdam that they had an excellent coach in-house.”

If Heitinga left Liverpool for West Brom, it’d be a huge blow for Slot and the club alike following the role he has played since being hired as an assistant coach.