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The Dutchman is likely to be crowned a Premier League champion during his first season as manager, but Slot is staring down the barrel of a hectic summer transfer window.

There is a growing expectation that Trent Alexander-Arnold will depart the club this summer, with Real Madrid believed to be closing in on a free transfer for the right-back.

Alexander-Arnold has played over 340 times for the Liverpool senior side but could end up just one of several players to leave for nothing this summer.

With fewer than two months until Liverpool’s Premier League campaign is wrapped up, both Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are yet to pen extensions, meaning they’re also heading for the exit door as things stand.

Should the nightmares of Liverpool fans become a reality and all three of their out-of-contract stars leave, it could have major implications on their ability to sign a striker this summer.

According to The Athletic, even if Liverpool lose all three of Alexander-Arnold, Salah and Van Dijk this summer, it’s still unlikely they’ll be able to match Newcastle’s valuation of Isak, which is said to be in the region of £150m.

A return to the Champions League this season is said to have boosted their coffers ahead of the summer window, but it’s mooted they will instead opt to spread their resources around, as opposed to focusing on a “marquee signing”.

It could prove problematic for them in the long run, especially if one of Liverpool’s rivals can land Isak instead.

The same report details that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has sounded out the Swede as his No.1 target heading into the summer transfer window, even if the expectation that Newcastle will be tempted into a sale is low.

Isak has netted 23 goals across all competitions for Newcastle this season, with his most recent strike coming in the League Cup final against Slot’s Liverpool last month.

Newcastle’s negotiating position has been strengthened somewhat by the fact they qualified for European competition next year with the League Cup win, however, should they fail to finish inside the Champions League positions this time around, a lucrative offer from one of the Premier League sides competing in the competition could prove too good to turn down.


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