There is a consensus that Liverpool should invest significantly, but what form might that take? Arne Slot is expected to receive financial support in the transfer market following his successful debut season in the Premier League, and fans are eager to see how this will manifest.
Slot is set to be backed after making Liverpool championsCredit: AFPLast summer the Dutchman was given just Federico Chiesa, but talkSPORT host and Reds fan Ade Oladipo is expecting much more this time around.
As such, he was asked to name his ideal line-up for their title defence, but it’s one that has to be realistic.
Starting from the back outwards, Oladipo said: “Best goalkeeper in the world, Alisson [Becker], centre back partnership of [Ibrahima] Konate and [Virgil] van Dijk – solid.
Jeremie] Frimpong coming in, it could be Frimpong or Conor Bradley. [Milos] Kerkez looks like he’s on his way in, that’s pretty much done.
Midfield three is interesting. Part of me wants to stick with the three but these Florian Wirtz stories… then you’ve got [Alexis] Mac Allister, [Ryan] Gravenberch and Wirtz.
Advertisement“I’d rather have him [Wirtz] through the middle because I’m happy with what’s out wide, you’ve got Luis Diaz and the best player in the world Mohamed Salah.
“And through the middle… Julian Alvarez.
Obviously I want [Alexander] Isak, everyone does, but it’s not going to happen.