Liverpool had 32 gamers for the ultimate cease of their US tour, however solely 22 featured. Of the ten who didn’t play in opposition to Man United, three are topic to switch curiosity.
Arne Slot closed out the US portion of pre-season on a excessive be aware with a 3-0 win over Man United, however the variety of possibilities conceded has given him loads of thought for the journey again to Merseyside.
What can even have been on his thoughts over the previous couple of weeks is the make-up of his squad, as he has been keen to try what he has inherited earlier than switch selections are made.
It’s an unorthodox summer time with so many senior gamers reporting late for coaching, which has meant youthful gamers have needed to stick round longer earlier than they’ll make their transfer.
Luke Chambers, who did characteristic in opposition to Man United, is to rejoin Wigan on mortgage having offered ample cowl at left-back as Andy Robertson, and others will observe him.
Of the ten gamers notably lacking from the matchday squad in opposition to Erik ten Hag’s squad, James McConnell, Kaide Gordon and Owen Beck have attracted concrete curiosity of their companies.
As per the Mail‘s Lewis Steele, McConnell and Gordon have mortgage curiosity from golf equipment outdoors of the Premier League – Hull, Blackburn, Derby, Huddersfield and Birmingham Metropolis have all been named as admirers of the previous.
Beck, in the meantime, has suitors within the Championship, Germany and the Netherlands, with a everlasting transfer reportedly most popular by Liverpool over one other short-term swap.
It isn’t to say they have been ignored on account of doable transfers being within the pipeline as niggles and further relaxation may have additionally come into play, however they’re ones to look at.
Robertson (injured), Dominik Szoboszlai (rested) and Alexis Mac Allister (omitted) all sat out, as too Marcelo Pitaluga, Harvey Davies, Amara Nallo and Lewis Koumas.
There has not been numerous reported curiosity in Pitaluga, Davies and Koumas simply but, however they too may discover themselves within the mortgage pool as Slot’s plans for 2024/25 fall into place.
Different strikes to keep watch over
The switch window goes to spring into motion any day now, with one domino to set off the others to fall – and Liverpool might be doing loads of outgoing enterprise on the very least.
The membership have already rejected a £15 million bid for Fabio Carvalho from Southampton, and a £6 million supply for Bobby Clark from Pep Lijnders’ Salzburg.
Sepp van den Berg‘s future stays below query, whereas Leipzig are identified admirers of Tyler Morton.
Ben Doak could possibly be despatched on mortgage to get additional first-team expertise, as too Jayden Danns who missed out on the US tour by way of harm.
