Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed there is a possibility Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez will leave the club in the coming days, while remaining cautious over any move for Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n
Those departures would go a long way to funding a second bid for Isak, who is training alone after expressing a desire to leave Newcastle this summer. The Reds have already failed with a bid worth \u00a3110 million ($147.8 million) but, soon to be armed with the funds from N\u00fa\u00f1ez\u2019s sale, are expected to return with a greater offer.<\/p>\n
Asked about prospects in the transfer market and whether Liverpool will improve their approach, Slot sought to focus on players already at Anfield and refused to speculate on targets. He said: “As you know, from me and I think every manager works like this, you never talk about players that are not yours,” Slot explained. “I can talk about Hugo [Ekitik\u00e9], who we have signed and done really well until now.<\/p>\n
“We are very happy with the squad and have every reason to be happy because we won the league last season. Okay, players left but we brought players in as well and youngsters are doing good.<\/p>\n
“At this moment of time, Darwin might leave, indeed, but things are not signed so we need to wait a few days until that is completely done but there is indeed a chance he is going to leave.”<\/p>\n
Slot also insisted he is content with Liverpool’s attacking options even if a deal for Isak does not materialise, listing the multiple forwards available to him. “We think we already have a lot of attacking power in our team,” he proclaimed. “I think about Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong who can play as a right winger, Florian Wirtz who can play as a left winger…”<\/p>\n
He concluded by stressing the club will continue to monitor the market across positions. “I already feel I have a lot of attacking options in my squad, but always as a club we are looking at the chances in the market but that can also be in the midfield and the last line.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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