To say that Liverpool has been active in the transfer market this summer would be an understatement.

Liverpool has sold Jarell Quansah and it would be an enormous risk to head into the new campaign without a replacement.

Andy Robertson played there at Preston, and I wouldn't be against that being repeated on the odd occasion if he stays at Anfield.

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Having gone for the likes of Levi Colwill and Leny Yoro in the past — and held an interest in Dean Huijsen this summer — there is a plan there to sign someone in that position.

The question is who.

I'm not fully sold on Marc Guehi, but having let Quansah go, Liverpool must have a plan in mind.

But Liverpool decision-makers shouldn't forget what happened the last time it won the title and headed into the new season with just three center-backs

Jarrad Branthwaite, Castello Lubeka and Giorgio Scalvini, who have all been linked with Liverpool this summer, are intriguing alternatives as well.

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It's a clean sweep — we all think that what Liverpool requires next is a new center-back.

Slot simply cannot head into the new season with just three senior central defenders, particularly when one of them is Gomez, who has a history of struggling with injuries and did not feature in the final four months of last season due to a hamstring problem.

Guehi would be a great choice and he would bring some stability to a position in the pitch that is looking a little uncertain at the moment.

We don't know Slot's long-term plans for Gomez, while Konate could leave as a free agent next year, and Virgil van Dijk has just turned 34 – although his level shows no sign of dropping any time soon