Liverpool news: Arne Slot rejects genius transfer repeat after double injury blow

Liverpool are backmost successful Champions League enactment connected Wednesday evening arsenic they invited Italian broadside Bologna to Anfield and Arne Slot has been speaking up of the game

Liverpool volition beryllium aiming to proceed their cleanable Champions League commencement connected Wednesday.

The Reds kicked disconnected their latest European run past period by beating AC Milan. They present look much Italian absorption astatine Anfield, with Bologna acceptable to beryllium the visitors to Merseyside.

Arne Slot has already been getting his broadside prepared for the crippled pursuing the weekend’s triumph against Wolves astatine Molineux. The Dutchman volition surely beryllium keen for a affirmative effect against Bologna, particularly arsenic helium is acceptable to marque his European debut astatine Anfield.

While that volition beryllium astatine the forefront of his mind, helium volition besides person 1 oculus connected this weekend’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace. Take a look astatine each of the headlines from the reddish fractional of Merseyside:

Slot rejects transportation move

Liverpool brag Slot has rejected the accidental to repetition a trick that saw the Reds motion cult leader Joel Matip. The Merseysiders were antecedently linked with a determination for ex-Red Bull Salzburg defender Oumar Solet.

The centre-back was disposable connected a escaped transportation aft seeing his declaration terminated by communal consent past month. And helium has present recovered a caller club.

Solet has penned a woody with Italian broadside Udinese. He could perchance marque his debut this play with a clash against Lecce up of a travel to the San Siro to look AC Milan.

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Injury blows confirmed

On the taxable of Italian clubs, the Reds person been handed a double wounded blow up of their showdown with Bologna. Slot has confirmed that forwards Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa person sustained injuries.

Speaking successful his pre-match property conference, the Dutchman said: "Diogo missed 2 sessions aft the crippled against Wolves. He took a knock.

“I americium expecting him to beryllium with america tomorrow. Federico trained with america yesterday. Came contiguous with immoderate problems truthful not expecting him to beryllium with us. It's a shame for him. I'm not expecting him to beryllium retired for precise long."

In amended news, Darwin Nunez is acceptable to return. The guardant has returned to grooming aft missing the weekend’s triumph against Wolves.

Hasselbaink hails Slot

Ex-Chelsea prima Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has hailed Slot for his commencement astatine Liverpool, contempt claiming it has been somewhat unconventional. He said: “To beryllium honest, I’m not amazed by the commencement that Arne Slot has overseen due to the fact that a batch of shot radical successful Holland, radical that I know, each told maine the aforesaid thing, they expected him to beryllium a success.

“He’s not typically Dutch successful his style. A batch of Dutch managers tin conflict extracurricular of the Netherlands, but radical told maine that it would beryllium a antithetic communicative for Slot. I don’t cognize him personally, but you tin spot what he’s trying to bash aft 5 Premier League games.

“His teams are precise bully connected the press, and they’re precise flexible tactically. He isn’t the benignant of manager that is acrophobic to marque large decisions with his players and the starting eleven.”

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