Manager says he is happy with “attacking power in our team”
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has deflected questions about a potential move for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, insisting he prefers to focus on his own squad instead of discussing players who are not under contract at Anfield.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield clash against Crystal Palace, Slot said as a manager “you never talk about a player who isn’t yours”.
“I can talk about Hugo [Ekitike], who we signed recently and has done really well until now,” said Slot.
“We are really happy with the squad we have and there is every reason to be happy about that because we won the league last season.
“OK, players left but we’ve brought players in as well and youngsters are doing good. At this moment in time, Darwin might leave but things are not signed yet so we need to wait a few days before that’s completely done.”
On the issue of squad depth, the Dutchman pointed to the attacking options at his disposal.
“I think we already have a lot of attacking power in our team,” said Slot. “When I think about Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong who can play as a right winger, Florian Wirtz who can play as a left winger, so I already feel I have a lot of attacking options.
“But as always as a club we are always looking at the chances in the market but that can also be in the midfield and the last line.”
