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Their incoming business will not finish there, however, with another signing expected this summer.

The Reds could hand as much as £166million to Leverkusen over the next few weeks for Wirtz and Frimpong, with the latter expected to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold.

It is a few months of change at Anfield, with the England right-back departing, and another stalwart could also be replaced.

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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims that Liverpool are leading the race to sign Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez, with positive contacts taking place between the club and his agent.

Kerkez is said to be very keen on the move, where he would replace Liverpool icon Andy Robertson, and personal terms are unlikely to be an issue once a fee is agreed between the two clubs.

The Hungarian defender’s agent, Fali Ramadani, also helped broker a deal to take Federico Chiesa to Merseyside a year ago and already has an established relationship with Liverpool.

That is in addition to Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes holding a similar position at Bournemouth before moving clubs, with a mutual respect thought to remain between the two parties.

All signs point towards Kerkez being Liverpool's next acquisition, with the only stumbling block remaining being a fee to Bournemouth.

The Cherries are thought to be holding out for a figure in the region of £40m.

The 21-year-old would be expected to compete with Robertson for a starting role under Slot and has already underlined his ambition to play at a higher level.

He told The Athletic in March: “It's not like I don't see it (transfer comments).

When people say they don't see stuff if someone says something about you, I think it's a lie.

If someone says something bad, I do my job, and if someone says something good, I just do my job.

That's it.”

When asked if he wants to play for one of Europe’s elite clubs, Kerkez replied: “Yeah.