Arne Slot future, Ibrahima Konate contract, transfers - Liverpool questions answered

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The Liverpool ECHO's Reds correspondent Paul Gorst answers some of the burning questions from supportersLiverpool's hopes of silverware are over after they knocked out of the Champions League by holders Paris Saint-Germain.But there is still much to play for in what has been a difficult and disappointing season for the outgoing Premier League champions.Starting with Sunday's historic first-ever Merseyside derby against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool have six games to secure their place in next season's Champions League.But even if they achieve what is the club's minimum objective, questions still abound, and Paul Gorst, the ECHO's Liverpool FC correspondent, attempts to answer some here...Q) Arne Slot speaks like a manager who will still be here come the summer. Or are this year's meandering performances a truer reflection of where Liverpool are under their current boss?The truth is Liverpool spent around six months sourcing Slot as Jurgen Klopp's successor in 2024.

JayA) Liverpool need at least one more forward option regardless of the timescale of Ekitike's injury. With Mohamed Salah leaving and Federico Chiesa as another potential departure, the forward department clearly needs some renovation.Liverpool's broad plan for next season is to get Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz on the pitch with Ekitike as often as possible but that now looks like it won't be one that comes into action for some time.So Liverpool need more firepower, it's as simple as that.

So few Scousers and British players in the team… AntoineA) I don't necessarily think Liverpool's identity is being lost because of the nationality of their players but any successful Reds squad has always had at least one Scotland international in it, for example. So many players left who would have played prominent roles this season but it's tough to get away from the fact that £320m of a £440m spending spree was on just three players in Isak, Wirtz and Ekitike and they have played so little together and now likely won't for quite some time given the injury to the latter just as the former comes back after four months out.However, questions also remain about Slot and his side's inability to resolve the problems that have frequently plagued them.