Arne Slot provides update on Andy Robertson’s LFC future

Arne Slot has admitted he expects Andy Robertson to stay at Liverpool this season regardless of the Scotland worldwide being strongly linked with a transfer to Premier League rivals Spurs.

The total-back, who joined the Reds from Hull Metropolis in 2017, has received each main trophy doable throughout his time at Anfield and is a big favorite amongst Kopites.

The 31-year-old has performed second fiddle to summer season signing Milos Kerkez for almost all of the marketing campaign thus far however seems to be set for a beginning spot tomorrow as Liverpool host Qarabag within the Champions League.

“Robbo is a part of the group tomorrow night,” stated Slot (as quoted by Specific). “And he’s been a part of this squad, of this membership for thus a few years. And I’m completely satisfied to have him.

“It’s good that he’s obtainable, as a result of that’s fairly vital for us in the meanwhile to have gamers obtainable. It’s exhausting to say something definitive on this world we’re in, however I anticipate him to remain, sure.”

Liverpool are struggling at centre half in the meanwhile with Giovanni Leoni and Joe Gomez sidelined by way of damage and Ibou Konate unavailable following a current household bereavement.

It’s possible that Robertson will begin in his pure place of left again towards the Azerbaijani outfit with Slot’s feedback earlier immediately suggesting will probably be a midfielder to fill in alongside Virgil van Dijk on the coronary heart of defence (BBC Sport).

The failure to safe the signing of central defender Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace in the summertime is coming again to chew Liverpool and there seems to be no motion from the membership for every other defensive reinforcements.

Robertson merely isn’t getting sufficient minutes

Our No.26 has made it clear that he loves life at Liverpool however as any skilled ought to, the Scotsman has admitted he’s not content material with sitting on the bench.

“I’m a participant who needs to play,” he stated in a BBC Sport interview lately (as quoted by Empire of the Kop). “Footballers wish to play and if anybody is sat completely satisfied on the bench, then they don’t belong at any soccer membership.”

The previous Dundee United man is approaching the tip of his present Reds deal and has not hid the truth that he’s weighing up his choices forward of the summer season.

“I’ve received 5 months left and we have to see what the choice is to remain or if there’s choices to go and issues like that,” our vice-captain added.

When referred to as upon this time period the Scotland captain has not dissatisfied and he’ll be eager for normal minutes in the course of the remaining months of the marketing campaign.

Is Kerkez the reply?

The Hungarian has began to indicate in current weeks why we forked out £40m for his companies in the summertime.

His vitality in an attacking sense units him other than many different full-backs within the division whereas he additionally confirmed a starvation to defend and never get beat by his man throughout our 3-0 victory over Marseille within the Champions League.

Kerkez is simply 22 years of age so has loads of improvement nonetheless forward of him and Robertson is the best mentor for the previous Bournemouth man.

The latter arrived from relegated Hull Metropolis in the summertime of 2017 and it took him some time to interrupt into Jurgen Klopp’s beginning XI.

He quickly made the place his personal and redefined the place along with his tenacity and vitality ranges up and down the left flank.

Kerkez has the flexibility to do the identical – however there are components of his recreation that he merely should enhance.