Slot Says Liverpool Will Target Quality Players Amid Links To Alexander Isak

With Liverpool being heavy linked to a move for Alexander Isak, Arne Slot said nan nine would ne'er hesitate to motion a value subordinate if nan chance presents itself. The Premier League champions person already spent adjacent to £300m this summertime and are expected to bid for nan Sweden striker, who is training unsocial astatine his erstwhile nine Real Sociedad.

Liverpool are long-standing admirers of Isak and person costs disposable from nan £65.5m waste of Luis Díaz to Bayern Munich. Isak is known to beryllium keen connected moving to Anfield and it was confirmed by Sociedad connected Thursday that he is “working pinch his trainers” astatine nan club’s Zubieta guidelines aft missing Newcastle’s circuit of Asia. The 25-year-old has 3 years near connected his statement and Newcastle would want astir £150m for their prized asset. Liverpool, it is believed, do not want to salary much than £120m. Regardless they will almost surely person to break nan British transportation grounds to get their man.

“I ever say, different point astir Liverpool is that if we spot a chance successful nan marketplace we ne'er hesitate to bring personification in,” said Slot arsenic Liverpool near Japan aft their pre-season circuit of nan acold east. “In nan extremity it’s astir value and we person already made immoderate very bully signings. In position of quality, we are already successful nan correct place.”

This summertime Liverpool person brought successful Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, the erstwhile for a club-record £100m, arsenic good arsenic Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, Hugo Ekitiké from Eintracht Frankfurt and nan goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia. “It’s nan measurement this nine has worked complete respective years: targeting a circumstantial subordinate who we deliberation tin fortify nan squad and tin bring america quality. Then we effort to bring him in,” said Slot. “This nine has ever worked for illustration this. We do spend, but if we spend, past we ever request to recoup immoderate money.”

Díaz’s move to Germany intends Liverpool person raised much than £190m from subordinate income since Richard Hughes became sporting head successful June 2024.