Liverpool face a short-term selection problem after right back Jeremie Frimpong withdrew injured during Wednesday\u2019s Champions League win. With Conor Bradley already sidelined, manager Arne Slot warned the club will not make a kneejerk signing in the remaining days of the January window.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as a club always make decisions we at least think are smart decisions,\u201d Slot explained, adding that any addition must fit beyond the immediate need. \u201cWe not only look at the short-term, we look at the long-term. It always depends on [if] there are players available that we think can help us and if they are can we afford them \u2026 and [if] it is also helpful for the longer-term future because our players come back from injury as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slot also cautioned against an overstocked roster, noting that \u201cHaving a squad with \u201cfour right backs, 12 midfielders and three or four No. 9s\u201d is not viable.\u201d The club already regard two of their right backs as among the best in the world, and Slot underlined that both will return to full fitness in the months ahead.<\/p>\n
Fabrizio Romano has outlined on YouTube that preliminary market assessments, conducted after Bradley\u2019s injury on Jan. 8, concluded there are \u201cno good right backs\u201d of the \u201clevel\u201d Liverpool would demand available in this window. Time is limited: the transfer window closes at 7 p.m. GMT (2 p.m. ET) on Monday and normal fixtures continue across the weekend.<\/p>\n
Slot was pragmatic about immediate availability. \u201cLet\u2019s first see how Jeremie is, maybe he is not able to play Saturday, but maybe he is able to play one or two days later,\u201d he said. \u201cWe now go into a schedule where we have one game a week, so that would usually mean less injuries\u2014but you are never sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is Frimpong\u2019s fourth hamstring injury of the season. Liverpool\u2019s automatic qualification for the Champions League round of 16 means no European matches until mid-March, allowing the squad to focus on the Premier League and FA Cup. Their only midweek fixture before March is the Feb. 11 trip to Sunderland, and the reduced schedule should provide more recovery time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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