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No, (I cannot go into more detail) because he is not our player and unfortunately he was the captain of the team where we lost against last Sunday.

“No, if you want to have any talks about him, you should go to Palace, to (Oliver) Glasner and ask him his opinion about him.”

Slot would later prove such a point when waxing lyrical about two of his summer signings.

Sky Germany were in attendance at the AXA to quiz the Dutchman on club-record signing Florian Wirtz, with the German - who registered an assist on his Liverpool debut at Wembley - set to make his maiden Premier League appearance against Bournemouth in Friday’s season opener.

Considering the Reds are already looking to break the club-record deal for Wirtz, if they make a renewed attempt to sign Isak, he has almost become an afterthought when it comes to reporting on Liverpool’s ongoing transfer business.

The Reds have unveiled a further five signings since announcing the playmaker on June 20, after all, with Leoni set to become the sixth.

But that was never going to be the case in his homeland, as demonstrated by Sky Germany’s presence in Kirkby.

“Factually, we can see him as a young player but in terms of his experience that he's already having, I don't see him as a young player.

"He won the league in Germany, won the cup, played for his country numerous times.

"And apart from that, his mentality is maybe his biggest strength – and that says a lot because if you see him play you're like, 'Are you serious?' because he's so creative.

"But how mentally strong he is, he doesn't get distracted at all by a transfer fee or anything else.

"I think good players always find a way to play well in good teams, and he is a good player and he plays in a good team.

“On the pitch and on the training ground and in videos, he needs help for him to understand the way we want to play – that's not 180 degrees different than Xabi Alonso.

"The system is different but we want to be intense, Xabi Alonso wanted to be intense.

He liked to dominate possession, Xabi tried to bring him in positions we want to try to bring him in, so a lot of things are the same for him.

"But it's true he has to adjust to England, to the league, to the intensity and to his new teammates as well.

"But I think if you saw the games, his adjustment went quite well – better than even expected, and we already expected a lot."

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Slot would also offer further insight on Jeremie Frimpong’s role at Liverpool, having seen the Dutchman score on his Reds debut against Crystal Palace last weekend.

“In my opinion, Jeremie and Conor Bradley are similar types, although Jeremie is maybe better in the one-v-ones than Conor is,” he said.

“But I think Jeremie and Conor can both contribute to Mo (Salah)’s output because if you play against these two, you know you have to be aware of these two as well.

“So, it normally gives Mo even more space to get the one-v-ones.

Because if we isolate Jeremie in a one-v-one it’s difficult for the other team and if we isolate Mo in a one-v-one it’s difficult for the other team as well.

“Where maybe last season they [the opposition] could give a little bit more help because Trent [Alexander-Arnold] was a little bit more behind the ball, which was also dangerous because when Mo brought it back, Trent could deliver one of his famous crosses.

“So, it’s different types but I think both types – and Trent proved it together with Mo, Trent brought the best out of Mo – we think, I think, the same thing is going to happen with Conor and Jeremie with Mo in that regard.”

Slot might not be willing to speak on the likes of Guehi and Isak, for now at least, but, as demonstrated by his assessments of Wirtz and Frimpong, that will not be the case for long if Liverpool are to be successful in their remaining transfer pursuits.

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With Leoni set to take the Reds’ spending past £300m, it would be a surprise if the reigning Premier League champions were done there with a further two and a half weeks to go until the summer transfer window closes.