Liverpool could sign new players in five positions this summer, with the playing squad expected to have far more of an Arne Slot look about it next season.

Slot's only outfield signing since arriving at Anfield remains Federico Chiesa, who was an opportunistic buy from Juventus last summer but has barely played.

It turns out, the group Jurgen Klopp left behind was pretty good, with the Premier League title set to be wrapped up in the coming weeks — it could even be secured on Sunday if Arsenal loses and Liverpool wins — but the squad is undoubtedly in need of some work.



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A new right-back, left-back, center-back, holding midfielder and striker are said to be on the agenda, and Liverpool.com has ranked them in order of how important each of them are to Liverpool this summer...

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Least important — a new center-back

Given Joe Gomez's injury issues, it would be nice for Liverpool to have another center-back to go alongside Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Jarell Quansah next season, but it is not absolutely essential, particularly if Gomez bounces back from the hamstring surgery he underwent earlier this year.

Van Dijk's imminent new contract is expected to tie him to the club until 2027, while the club is keen to tie Konate down to fresh terms, although that could prove to be an issue considering he is said to want a 150 percent increase on his salary from $102,000 per week to $255,000 per week3

A new holding midfielder

It was tough to know where to rank this position, and the decision was taken to put it at number four because Liverpool does not need a new holding midfielder to come in and be a regular first-team starter, which may well be the case with the three remaining positions.

Ryan Gravenberch's form has dipped in recent times and that is entirely understandable given the demands that have been put on him this term.

A new right-back

Liverpool will undoubtedly dip into the market for a new right-back to offset the expected departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold, but it is not yet clear which direction the club will go in.

There are two options: sign a replacement like Jeremie Frimpong who will immediately command a first-team spot, or sign a lower-profile player to compete with Conor Bradley for a place in the team

Most important — a new striker

Liverpool has two strikers in Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota but they have managed just 11 Premier League goals between them under Slot
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