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Arne Slot lets slip a clear hint about what will happen with Alisson Becker at Liverpool this summer

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Arne Slot appears to be expecting Alisson Becker to leave Liverpool amid serious interest from Juventus this summer.Claims that Alisson is set to join Juve have ramped up over recent weeks, as the Reds ponder whether to finally move on from the Brazilian.Liverpool are already certain to lose some experience and leadership at the end of the season with Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson walking away on free transfers. Slot confirmed on Friday that Alisson is yet to train 😬 Photo credit: Getty Images/Gareth Copley But as Slot commented on the transition away from Jurgen Klopp’s trusted players ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday, he may have let slip that Alisson will go as well.Slot suggests only Van Dijk and Gomez will remainAs ever, the embargoed section of Slot’s Friday press conference threw up some interesting quotes, with the Liverpool head coach bizarrely mentioning the ongoing dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.Elsewhere, Slot was also asked about his team being in transition as they lose Salah and Robertson, and in suggesting that only Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez will be left from Klopp’s all-conquering team, he may have signalled what’s about to happen with Alisson.“I think the transition hasn’t been completed yet,” he said.



“And by that I mean this cycle, the players that won the Champions League and Premier League with Jurgen, I think if you look now, might only be Virgil and Joe contracted to the club.”READ MORE: Liverpool could realistically see eight first-team players leave during this summer’s transfer windowPhoto by Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images“So, yeah, again this summer, as a minimum of two will leave, so you can say you are at the end of a transition, there’s still a transition to be done.”Expanding further, Slot also doubled down on his wish to build the next great Liverpool team who can have a similarly big impact to the likes of Salah, Alisson and Robertson.“We know Hugo will be out for a long, long time. We haven’t used Alex this season hardly, so there is a lot to win and improve with this group of players we have now and next season,” he said.

That makes complete sense and this summer will see few changes again because Robbo and Mo are already leaving the club.”Alisson looks ‘more out than in’There was a famous Salah quote from last season where the Egyptian admitted that he was ‘more out than in’ as he negotiated a contract he would ultimately sign.Though Salah’s comments had something of a bluff about them, they are relevant to Alisson, who looks to be heading for the exit door. What should Liverpool do with Alisson Becker? 🐐 Liverpool are triggering that extension to 2027
 but the summer exit door is still wide open đŸšȘ😬Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesGiorgi Mamardashvili will be watching closely
 Slot has previously remained coy when asked about Alisson’s future, understandably refusing to be drawn on whether the 33-year-old would leave.On Friday, his comments about Van Dijk and Gomez may have been a slight slip of the tongue, but it was a potentially significant one.Journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed during a YouTube video on Saturday morning that Alisson’s move to Juventus would very much depend on Liverpool’s stance.The Reds have shown many times that they will not stand in the way of big-name players looking to leave, and Slot may have just hinted that that same pattern will be followed with Alisson.