Arne Slot talks Liverpool’s summer transfer plans and how they might be influenced by the contract situations of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold
Arne Slot admits the agreement conditions of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold can have a prime impact on what Liverpool can and could do withinside the summer time season switch window. But the Reds boss laughed off guidelines an absence of latest interest method the membership are primed for a prime duration of recruitment later this year.
Liverpool have signed simply one participant because the summer time season switch window closed in August 2023, with Federico Chiesa – who joined in a £12m deal from Juventus remaining year – the only arrival at some stage in the 2 intervals of participant buying and selling which have been to be had for Slot and carrying director Richard Hughes
The Reds have the possibility to increase their Premier League gain to 9 factors after they play their game-in-hand at Everton subsequent week, and having simply crowned the inaugural 36- group Champions League organization level remaining week, Slot says his squad isn’t always in want of foremost surgery
The head coach, though, did concede that conversations are ongoing withinside the history to make certain the group is as sturdy as viable for subsequent season however believes the general pleasant to be had to him at Anfield method sourcing additions on the proper stage is more difficult than at maximum different clubs.
And the problems round Alexander-Arnold, Salah and Van Dijk, who’ve all been critical closer to a push for foremost honours this term, might be a thing in how the recruitment branch paintings in the imminent window, Slot says.
“It might be a chunk bizarre if I stated I became so glad with this group withinside the summer time season window and this iciness window that now withinside the subsequent window we deliver 15 new gamers in,” Slot joked. “That might be [weird]. But like I stated you usually ought to be organized for all of the new matters arising .
“Will the gamers that do not play a massive element at the instant , will they be capable of try this every other year? Will they combat for his or her location or will they [want to] pass someplace else? So we ought to be organized for the following window and what we are able to do.
“Of route we’ve a few contractual conditions which you do not likely do not know about! (laughs) But Trent, Mo and Virgil have not prolonged yet. So we’re aware about the truth that we ought to be sharp and geared up for matters that may happen
I assume Richard stated this already and perhaps I stated it a few times as properly that with the ‘new regime’ coming in, with Richard, me and a few others, the primary component we desired to do became see what we had over here
“What ought to we do with them? Ryan Gravenberch is a splendid instance of that, he quick have become the No.6 simply via way of means of running with gamers and each unmarried day or lots of days, we continuously alter asking: in which are we? What pleasant can we have? Can we upload something? Yes or no.
“And then there may be the question: is that pleasant to be had ? Only such a lot of gamers are excellent sufficient to play for this group . That is likewise now no longer so easy. If you’re at Feyenoord, there are greater gamers to be had than in case you are at Liverpool for the proper price
At the instant , we’re very glad with what we’ve . But in football, matters can extrade as properly . If in the imminent 3 months, a positive participant who has completed so properly begins offevolved to play poorly, then you definitely may ought to alter .”
Asked especially if the contracts of 3 of his maximum high-profile gamers makes making plans greater tricky, Slot added: “At the instant I’m searching at Tottenham and Plymouth.
“And there are lots of demanding situations arising for us in the imminent 3 months, however you may be pretty positive that we’ve such a lot of pleasant human beings at this membership which might be searching now no longer most effective at the quick term – my lifestyles is particularly short-term – however we additionally have human beings that examine the long term as properly .”