Arne Slot warned against signing ex-player who once said ‘Liverpool, no one else’

Arne Slot has been warned that Liverpool’s reported curiosity in one in all his former gamers makes little sense.

The Reds would have envisaged a quiet January switch window after a £446million summer season spree earlier than harm ravaged their squad.

Liverpool broke the British switch file with the £116.5m arrival of Florian Wirtz, after which once more when Alexander Isak joined for £125m.

Nonetheless, the latter might be sidelined for months after present process surgical procedure on an ankle harm, which included a fibula fracture.

He’s one in all a number of long-term absentees for Liverpool, with Giovanni Leoni struggling an ACL harm on his debut for the membership in September.

Conor Bradley turned the newest because the right-back was dominated out for the remainder of this season with a knee concern sustained in opposition to Arsenal.

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In consequence, Liverpool have been linked with fast-tracking plans for defensive reinforcements, having additionally seen a deadline day deal for Marc Guehi collapse in August.

Feyenoord star Givairo Learn has been reported as one participant the Premier League champions are protecting tabs on this month.

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Liverpool boss Slot signed the 19-year-old in 2023 and handed the teenager his debut in opposition to Roma within the Europa League knockout spherical.

Since then, Learn has established himself as Feyenoord’s first-choice right-back, with two assists in 12 Eredivisie matches this season.

Nonetheless, European soccer professional Andy Brassell believes a proposed change to Anfield makes little sense, particularly within the January window.

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Switch ‘appears a bit mad to me’

Brassell completely advised talkSPORT.com: “I believe the thought of dropping in a youthful participant that is not performed within the Premier League… We talked with Viktor Gyökeres about adapting to the Premier League, and he is slightly bit extra skilled and has performed in England in some type earlier than.

“The concept that Liverpool would do this and simply drop him within the deep finish mid-season, particularly when Jeremie Frimpong’s nonetheless adapting to the Premier League, that appears a bit mad to me, to be trustworthy.

“The apparent factor is simply to make use of Joe Gomez as cowl, actually.

“After all, he is a really totally different kind of right-back, however that is wonderful, as a result of Frimpong and Bradley are various kinds of right-back as properly.

“And Feyenoord have had a troublesome couple of weeks. There is a little bit of stress on Robin van Persie for the primary time.

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“Ajax are catching them up within the race for a Champions League place, PSV are up, up and away, no-one’s catching them by way of the title.

“So, to me, it would not make an unlimited quantity of sense, significantly at this mid-point of the season, until you suppose that he will be a long-term answer and you are going to do away with one in all Bradley and Frimpong, which appears unlikely to me.”

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Ought to Liverpool select to observe up their curiosity anyway, Learn has already issued a come-and-get-me plea to reunite with Slot.

When requested to choose between Manchester Metropolis and Man United as his favorite Premier League workforce, the Dutchman replied: “Liverpool, for positive! Nothing else, nobody else.”