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While the prices are a little lower, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong are also both astute additions, signed in areas where Liverpool needed reinforcements.

The first, in particular, would be a real risk to ignore.

Liverpool needs another center-back

Liverpool may have already added two defenders to the ranks this summer, but neither have been signed exclusively for their strengths at the back.



But Slot has to face the fact that his availability cannot be relied upon, even though the talent is still there.

The last time Liverpool entered a season with three senior center-backs, they were all out for the season by January.

But whether it's him or someone else, Liverpool cannot afford to roll the dice, for fear of undermining all of its good work.

Liverpool has outgoing business to sort

Ekitike and a center-back would more or less wrap up a 10/10 transfer window from an incomings perspective.

But Liverpool runs a self-sustaining club, and still has work to do in order to make the columns add up.

It should be said that Liverpool has no financial or FFP need to sell in order to buy — especially after a quiet summer last year, there is significant money in the bank.

They would each net healthy sums — and their departures may prompt Liverpool back into the market, in order to maintain the depth of Slot's options.

Given how much their sales would alter the transfer picture, Liverpool could do with deciding one way or the other well in advance of the deadline