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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 đŹ Photo credit: Getty Images/Gareth Copley But as Slot commented on the transition away from Jurgen Kloppâs trusted players ahead of Liverpoolâs 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 Slotâs 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 Kloppâs all-conquering team, he may have signalled whatâs about to happen with Alisson.âI think the transition hasnât been completed yet,â he said.
âAnd 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.âREAD MORE: Liverpool could realistically see eight first-team players leave during this summerâs transfer windowPhoto by Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesâSo, yeah, again this summer, as a minimum of two will leave, so you can say you are at the end of a transition, thereâs still a transition to be done.âExpanding 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.âWe know Hugo will be out for a long, long time. We havenât 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,â he said.
That makes complete sense and this summer will see few changes again because Robbo and Mo are already leaving the club.âAlisson looks âmore out than inâThere was a famous Salah quote from last season where the Egyptian admitted that he was âmore out than inâ as he negotiated a contract he would ultimately sign.Though Salahâs 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? đ Liverpool are triggering that extension to 2027⊠but the summer exit door is still wide open đȘđŹPhoto by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesGiorgi Mamardashvili will be watching closely⊠Slot has previously remained coy when asked about Alissonâs 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 Alissonâs move to Juventus would very much depend on Liverpoolâs 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.
