Whereas Arne Slot was desperate to stress there are not any issues at centre-back, he has acknowledged that Liverpool are but to interchange Jarell Quansah.
Liverpool are all the way down to solely two match specialist centre-backs on their pre-season tour after Joe Gomez flew house early with a minor Achilles harm.
Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate had been assisted by Ryan Gravenberch and Kostas Tsimikas respectively in opposition to AC Milan, with Slot left to make do with the choices at his disposal.
Quansah left for Bayer Leverkusen in the beginning of July and a alternative has but to reach, though all indicators level to Crystal Palace‘s Marc Guehi as Liverpool’s precedence.
Slot, as ever, remained calm within the face of a reporter questioning if the place wants depth, however did trace that Quansah continues to be to get replaced, as has been anticipated.
“I’m seeking to my left [Virgil van Dijk] and I don’t assume now we have a priority at centre-back!” Slot informed reporters.
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“When it comes to depth? I believe Ryan [Gravenberch] confirmed right now, by the way in which, that he can play in that place. He did it final season as nicely. Though everyone knows we favour him as a No. 6.
“Wata [Endo] can play there. Joe Gomez solely has a minor harm, he has been good for us final season as nicely.
“We now have sufficient choices left. However it’s true that Jarell Quansah left and we haven’t changed him but.”
But is the important thing phrase, and whereas all eyes are on the pursuit of Alexander Isak, the membership might be engaged on bolstering their defence within the information of the harm document that exits within the present contingent.
‘We need to obtain issues in Europe’
Liverpool have been making one assertion signing after one other this summer season and Slot is aware of it has been crucial if the membership need to succeed domestically and in Europe.
“Now we gained the league, however you may see in every single place round us – within the Premier League but additionally we play in Europe so we need to obtain issues there as nicely – that every one of those groups attempt to strengthen their squads,” Slot stated.
“So, for those who do the identical as we did final yr we’ll most likely not have the ability to win it once more.
“So, now we have to enhance – the gamers which are nonetheless right here and we’ve tried to carry new power in but additionally ‘weapons’, as you referred to as it, and I believe the gamers we’ve introduced in have proven already within the few instances now we have skilled collectively and the video games we’ve performed.”
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