Liverpool's dream defence as £60m deal done and Trent Alexander-Arnold finally replaced

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageJeremy Jacquet will go down as Slot's last signing at Liverpool, having signed for the club in a £60million deal in early February. The Frenchman recently left as a free agent after his contract expired.Alongside Jacquet, Joe Gomez and captain Virgil van Dijk, Iraola also has youngster Giovanni Leoni to rely on.

However, the talented Italian is still raw and has yet to play a Premier League game, given he spent the entire season recovering from an ACL injury.Liverpool could therefore do with signing another experienced centre-back to bridge the gap between youngsters Leoni and Jacquet, and Van Dijk and Gomez, both of whose contracts are set to expire next year.Goncalo Inacio of Sporting CP would represent a brilliant long-term signing. But despite having a £55m release clause in his contract, Sporting might be willing to negotiate below that figure.Moving on to the right-back role, the position caused Slot plenty of headaches last season following Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure, Conor Bradley’s injury and Jeremie Frimpong’s lack of form.

Frimpong and youngster Ramsay, meanwhile, will continue as back-up options.At left-back, the departure of club legend Andy Robertson to Tottenham leaves Liverpool somewhat short, with Milos Kerkez being the only other left-back in the squad. However, the Reds may not need to address the position in the transfer market, with some reports suggesting Kostas Tsimikas could resume his role as deputy following his return from a season-long loan at Roma.As such, this is how the Liverpool defence could look going into the 2026/27 campaign under their new exciting manager:Right back: Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, Calvin Ramsay.Centre back: Virgil van Dijk, Goncalo Inacio, Jeremy Jacquet, Joe Gomez, Giovanni Leoni.Left back: Milos Kerkez, Kostas Tsimikas.Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.