Arne Slot details unexpected Mohamed Salah replacement outlook with Liverpool transfer plans in motion
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Arne Slot gave an insight into his thinking, and how involved he is in next summer's plansArne Slot gave an update on Liverpool's plans to replace Mohamed Salah(Image: Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)Arne Slot hinted that the Premier League’s evolving style may lead Liverpool to avoid signing a direct replacement for Mohamed Salah this summer, with much of the focus on finding solutions from within.The Reds are beginning to contemplate life after the prolific Egyptian moves on, with Salah last week confirming this season will be his last at the club. Slot insisted he is involved in the club’s recruitment plans and finding Salah’s successor, but said it is “probably impossible” to identify a like-for-like change.READ MORE: Liverpool without 4 players vs Man City as Arne Slot shares Alexander Isak and Mo Salah updatesREAD MORE: Alisson rushes to clarify his injury on social media after Arne Slot comments“Of course we do,” Slot said, when asked if the club is drawing up transfer plans for the post-Salah era.
“We are not starting to work on it now because we are constantly working on where we can improve.“There is not a lot talked about this, but it is 88 minutes that Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz were together on the pitch together,” he added, on last summer’s arrivals.“So let’s first find out and work out how that works together and that can give us so much more. I know why you ask this question.”Arne Slot said he will not disclose why Mohamed Salah felt leaving Liverpool this summer was the right course of actionLiverpool has been accused of lacking physicality this season, something Salah has contributed to, and Slot implied that the lack of free-flowing play in the Premier League could impact the summer recruitment drive.“How the league has changed is maybe not so much to do with the winger position that we need to recruit.“But we are aware that football has changed in England.
Yes, I'm fully involved in next season and we have these discussions as well. So you try to make the team as best as possible, and that's why replacing Mo on a one-on-one is probably impossible.“So we have to find a way of making it work that the team is stronger, but it would already make our team much stronger if we've got Alex, Hugo and Florian together available for a bit more than 88 minutes this year.