The Dutchman Arne Slot, the new coach of the English football team Liverpool, confirmed that his team will not suffer from a decline in level due to the lack of new contracts to expire during the summer transfer period.
Liverpool are believed to be the only team in the English Premier League not to bring in any new players, especially after the failure of their talks with Spanish international Martin Zubimendi, a player Real Sociedad midfielder.
Cameroonian central defender Joel Matip, Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara, and substitute goalkeeper Adrian left Liverpool after the termination of their contracts with the team, while Portuguese Fabio Carvalho was sold to Brentford, England .
The departure of German coach Jurgen Klopp after nine years at Anfield also represents a big change for the club, but Slott, who took charge of Liverpool last June, seems confident he can make progress with him the ability that the team players enjoy.
Sporting director Richard Hughes has not ruled out reaching an agreement before the end of this transfer window.
“I’ve already said several times that our squad is very strong and it’s not easy to find players who can help us or improve the team’s capabilities,” Slott said ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League opener on this season against the host Ipswich Town.
“Zobimendi was one of them, but he decided not to come. We are moving forward with the players we have. We are in a good position,” said Slott in his comments, reported by British news agency (BA Media) .
“Richard, for his part, is trying to strengthen the abilities of the team as much as he can, unfortunately Zobimendi decided not to come,” explained the Dutch coach.
Slott denied that it would affect the results of Liverpool, who finished third in the English Premier League last season, which saw the team win the League Cup.
The Liverpool coach confirmed, “I don’t understand this argument. If you don’t strengthen the team you become weaker? This is a bit strange because you usually stay the same and I also believe that you can help the players and the whole team. team development during training.”
He said, “You might be implying that if the rival clubs strengthen their ranks, they might get better, but this is not always the case if you bring in new players, that the stronger team.
Slot has consistently stated that signings will only happen if new arrivals can improve the squad and while the hunt for contracts continues, the former Dutch coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam believes that to get the best out of Liverpool’s current squad.
The Dutch coach confirmed, “We are in a good place at the moment. Jurgen left the team in a good position and we are now trying to build from there.”
Slott concluded his comments by saying, “Liverpool won the League Cup with this group of players last season, and we are trying to do the same again next season.” this season. It won’t be easy as there are many strong teams in the English Premier League who have strengthened their squad, but we are looking forward to the challenge.”
2024-08-16 15:42:06
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