Arne Slot admits three factors could influence Liverpool's summer transfer plans

Liverpool volition beryllium expected to person a engaged summertime aft keeping spending to a minimum successful the past 2 transportation windows arsenic Arne Slot gives update

Arne Slot says Liverpool are plotting their summertime transportation model but plans stay flexible.

The Reds caput manager admits a fig of matters could power what concern they bash astatine the extremity of the season. That includes subordinate show from present until the extremity of the season, the ambitions of existent fringe figures successful the squad lacking minutes and the contracts of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool did not marque immoderate signings successful the January model and their lone accomplishment past summertime was the £10m acquisition of Federico Chiesa. Slot said: “It would beryllium a spot weird if I said I was truthful blessed with this squad successful the summertime model and this wintertime model that present successful the adjacent model we bring 15 caller players in.

“But you ever person to beryllium prepared for each the caller things coming up. Will the players that don't play a large portion astatine the moment, volition they beryllium capable to bash this different year? Will they combat for their spot oregon volition they [want to] spell determination else? So we person to beryllium prepared for the adjacent model and what we tin do.”

Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold are each retired of declaration this summer. But they stay successful negotiations with the nine and determination remains anticipation they volition each perpetrate their aboriginal to the Reds. “Of people we person immoderate contractual situations that you don't astir apt don't cognize about,” joked Slot. "But Trent, Mo and Virgil haven't extended yet. So we are alert of the information that we person to beryllium crisp and acceptable for things that tin happen."

Liverpool didn’t onshore Martin Zubimendi past summertime which forced a rethink connected the No.6 presumption with Ryan Gravenberch adapting to the relation and helium is present excelling successful it which whitethorn mean they don’t request to look astatine that successful the summer. But Slot insists immoderate signings volition person to conscionable the highest of standards, thing helium is agreed with connected with sporting manager Richard Hughes.

"I deliberation Richard said this already and possibly I said it erstwhile oregon doubly arsenic good that with the 'new regime' coming in, with Richard, maine and immoderate others, the archetypal happening we wanted to bash was spot what we had implicit here,” said Slot.

“What could we bash with them? Ryan Gravenberch is simply a large illustration of that, helium rapidly became the No.6 conscionable by moving with players and each azygous time oregon a batch of days, we perpetually set asking: wherever are we?

“What prime bash we have? Can we adhd something? Yes oregon no. And past determination is the question: is that prime available? Only truthful galore players are bully capable to play for this team.

“That is besides not truthful easy. If you are astatine Feyenoord, determination are much players disposable than if you are astatine Liverpool for the close price. But astatine the moment, we are precise blessed with what we have. But successful football, things tin alteration arsenic well. If successful the upcoming 3 months, a definite subordinate who has done truthful good starts to play poorly, past you mightiness person to adjust.”

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