Liverpool will go into the summer as Premier League champions after winning the title by some margin, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need reinforcements.
Arne Slot’s team has been able to extend the contracts of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, but other areas still need work, especially if more players leave.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has already confirmed his departure, with the date of his Real Madrid switch the remaining variable. Darwin Nunez could also find himself moving on, amid reported Saudi interest, while there are questions over fringe players including Harvey Elliott and Caoimhin Kelleher.
On Monday, Liverpool will play Brighton, and on May 25, they will play Crystal Palace at home to end the season. Their point at home to Arsenal last time out saw the Reds surpass the tally from Jurgen Klopp’s final season, but it could take more for them to retain their title next term.
As Liverpool seek to replace Alexander-Arnold, the obvious right-back target is still Jeremie Frimpong, but other areas remain open to speculation. Frimpong’s Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Florian Wirtz has been linked, but Liverpool are far from the only ones interested in the German.
The summer window is a marathon not a sprint, but some Reds fans will hope some deals are wrapped up sooner rather than later. Here are Mirror Football’s latest lines from around Anfield.
As Liverpool remain linked with Jeremie Frimpong, the defender’s Celtic exit has come back into focus. The Dutchman was a popular figure in Glasgow but left for current club Bayer Leverkusen after just 18 months.
“I wanna thank all my team-mates for their help, the gaffer for his trust and the Celtic fans for their love,” he said after moving to the Bundesliga. “I will forever be grateful to Celtic and I wish you all the best for the future.”
The move left Celtic’s then-manager Neil Lennon frustrated, though. “Yes, I feel a bit let down because we felt we could progress him further and we offered him a new deal which would have kept him here for another two or three years but it was down to the player’s personal ambition,” Lennon said at the time.