“Last Thing On My Mind”

Arne Slot has declared a January centre-back signing is the very last thing on his thoughts, although that mightn’t be the case for sporting director Richard Hughes.

Liverpool had been anticipated so as to add two centre-backs throughout the summer time switch window, just for Marc Guehi’s signing to break down on the final hour on deadline day.

With the England worldwide a free agent in the summertime, it stays to be seen if Liverpool return with a bid in January to handle their scarcity within the place following Giovanni Leoni‘s damage.

Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez are the one specialist choices, whereas Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson can fill the void, if wanted.

With Liverpool’s want no secret, Slot couldn’t keep away from a query on how probably the membership are to usher in a centre-back in January throughout his press convention, whether or not it’s Guehi or another person.

Arne Slot on prospect of signing a centre-back in January

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“This was one of many questions I didn’t anticipate, speaking about signings within the winter,” Slot began.

“I feel there are such a lot of video games to be performed earlier than that, and the place we’re in, it’s the very last thing that’s on my thoughts, possibly not for Richard [Hughes].

“But it surely’s the very last thing on my thoughts, it’s not a subject in any respect for me in the mean time.

“Now we have, on this second of time, three centre-backs, with Joe Gomez included after all.

“Possibly Ryan [Gravenberch] and Watta (Endo) can play in that place, so possibly you aren’t conscious of it, however we’ve got different positions in the mean time that are a bit extra of a problem.”

Liverpool want additional depth at centre-back with six months of the season nonetheless to play, however as Slot alluded to, it’s not the one place in want of consideration.

After asserting Conor Bradley returned from the worldwide break with a muscle damage that can maintain him out of the following seven video games, he’s with out a specialist right-back.

With Jeremie Frimpong nonetheless sidelined with a hamstring damage, Slot conceded that gamers will “must play in positions they often don’t” over the following three weeks, not less than.

Gomez, Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai had been all name-checked by the pinnacle coach as choices transferring ahead, however Calvin Ramsay might also come into consideration.

Slot retains Konate contract speak to a minimal

Konate was reasonably vocal throughout the break over his contract state of affairs at Liverpool, which at the moment sees him head into the summer time as a free agent.

The Frenchman has but to agree a brand new deal and admitted throughout the worldwide break that perceptions of his state of affairs had been “difficult” by the hearsay mill.

Requested if there have been any developments on the No. 5’s future, Slot supplied his traditional bullish reply.

He mentioned: “I haven’t heard that (Konate’s contract feedback), however yeah, my reply would in all probability be the one you anticipate.

“Do I’ve to say it, or do you say it?”