4 players Liverpool could sign this summer as Arne Slot makes promise for next season

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Liverpool will need to dip into the transfer market again this summer to rectify some of the club's current problems, with Arne Slot promising better for the Reds next seasonAdam Wharton and Micky van de Ven could be among the options for Liverpool in the summer transfer window(Image: Getty Images)It was the same old story for Liverpool against Tottenham on Sunday. The Liverpool boss is adamant though that this is a nothing but a freak season, and it won’t happen again.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher names Liverpool player who is now 'real problem' for Arne SlotREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher questions Arne Slot's use of two Liverpool players after Tottenham woe“I do feel if only a few things would have been a bit more normal then we would have had many more points, but it’s not realistic for the way we’ve played this season to say that we would have been able to compete with Arsenal – they’ve been much better than us,” Slot said before ahead of the weekend.“I heard for example one of the things, but I can come up again with these 10 things, but if the games would have ended after 90 minutes we would have been second at the moment.“It’s part of football but it tells you that I’m 100 percent sure, usually I say 99.9 percent sure, but 100 percent sure this will never happen in the season again in the upcoming five or 10 years for Liverpool, that we’re conceding so many goals after 90 minutes.”Arne Slot has promised better for Liverpool next season(Image: Darren Staples / AFP via Getty Images)Liverpool fans’ patience is clearly wearing thin after seeing it happen so often this season, so Slot’s promise may not carry much weight at the moment.

But if it he is to stay true to his word, then it’s clear the Reds are going to need to dip into the transfer market again.A splurge like last summer is unlikely, but this season has shown there is plenty of work to do. The 26-year-old's current deal runs out in 2027, with Dortmund trying to tie him down to a new contract, although they may have to cut their losses this summer if they can't come to an agreement.Nico Schlotterbeck has been linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer(Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)Liverpool would be far from the only team interested in the German international, with Real Madrid having also been linked with his services.

Mohamed Salah's powers have diminished, and Cody Gakpo has struggled to make the left-wing spot his own.Yan Diomande is attracting plenty of attention in his first season at RB LeipzigWho Liverpool turns to next will be a crucial decision, but one name does seem to towering above the rest at the moment - even at the age of just 19.Yan Diomande is making huge waves in his debut season at RB Leipzig, and already he's being touted for a move to one of Europe's elite. Still a teenager and with just the one season in one of Europe's top leagues under his belt come the summer, the Reds would have to be certain he can live up to the hype that is following him.