Arne Slot hints at summer business
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Arne Slot has hinted that the Liverpool team could look different by the time next season begins Image Credits: Imago ImagesArne Slot has hinted that the Liverpool team could look different by the time next season begins. With the season drifting towards a slightly flat finish, attention is already turning to what could be happening in the summer transfer window.Mohamed Salah is in the final weeks of his Anfield career, and he will need to be replaced heading into next season.
In midfield, Liverpool looks a bit lacking in energy and legs, with Alexis Mac Allister’s father stating this week that they are not in contract talks with the club.Then there is the Alisson Becker situation, with Juventus making the Brazilian a serious target and reports even suggesting a verbal understanding between the player and the Serie A giants.Liverpool have done due diligence on potential replacements and already view Giorgi Mamardashvili as a long‑term option between the sticks, but losing another dressing‑room leader in the same summer that Salah and Andy Robertson depart would be a seismic shift.But according to Arne Slot, different personnel lining up for Liverpool next season can be expected.Speaking in his pre-Chelsea press conference, he was first quizzed on his hopes to end this season positively with three wins out of three:“This season has been gone in a way that even if we have three wins and positive performances, I don’t think anyone will be positive about the season.”“It’s important we get at least one win over the line which might be enough [for UCL qualification].”“We are trying to do it in the best possible way, performance-wise .The positive thing is a few of the players who can be really important for us are either coming back at the weekend or after the weekend. Three wins won’t silence the criticism.He then added that next season there will be new ‘personnel’ in the team – hinting at potential summer business:“But that’s not where we are focused now, the focus is on three more games.
Next season there will also be different in terms of personnel – so the focus of this team after everything we have gone through is to qualify for the Champions League.”It’s certainly about a clear answer from Slot we are likely to get that summer business will be forthcoming. Arne Slot Conor Bradley