Arne Slot made an exciting transfer promise to Liverpool fans after Saturday’s drab draw with Chelsea
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Weekends have often been glum affairs for Liverpool supporters this season, with the pain of a dismal Premier League title defence making the campaign a rather joyless slog.Fans have long since been pining for the end of the season and a chance to be put out of their misery at long last.After Saturday’s frustrating 1-1 draw against managerless Chelsea, the final whistle on May 24th cannot come soon enough for anyone of a Liverpool persuasion. Ryan Gravenberch or Mohamed Salah? 🤔 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Justin Setterfield/Alex Livesey/Danehouse What comes after that remains to be seen, but despite protests from supporters, the direction of travel is that Arne Slot is expected to continue in his post as head coach.Though that will depress some further, there is at least the expectation of a big summer transfer window in which fresh life will be breathed into the Liverpool squad.
The Reds have to do business, and speaking after full-time on Saturday, Slot promised that plenty is going to be done to bring Liverpool back to the top next season.Slot promises Liverpool will be ‘a different team’ in 26/27If Liverpool are to stick with Slot next season – and everything points to the fact that they will – then it is imperative that they back him in the transfer market.This is clearly a squad in transition, and having started with some major adjustments to the team 12 months ago, the Reds have to finish the job and complete the overhaul this summer.Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Fabrizio Romano explains what’s going on with Andoni Iraola as Liverpool prepare internal Arne Slot reviewExciting players are already being linked, players who could change the face of the team such as Yan Diomande, Bradley Barcola and Adam Wharton. And according to Slot, the nature of the arrivals will make Liverpool a new proposition next season.“If we can have the summer that we are planning to have, then I’m 100 per cent convinced that we will be a different team next season than we are now,” said the Dutchman.“Different in terms of results, different in how things look, but it’s not always that simple because sometimes you know what you have to do, but it’s not always possible to also get exactly what you want.“For us, for me, it’s really clear what we are lacking this season and we’re trying with the players we have now because one of the things we are lacking is players that are fit.”Slot is determined to get fans back onsideThough Liverpool have sometimes been reluctant to go into transfer windows and do lots of work, it is clear that this summer has to follow much the same pattern of the last one.
No excuses.If the Reds can add the players they need to fill some gaping holes in the squad, fans can at least look ahead to next year with the hope of change, even if Slot remains in charge. This season they will have their opinion and it will not change.”Football fans are fickle, and if there are a handful of shiny new additions to go with the massive outlay of last summer, hope will surely return that things can get better again.It is imperative that Slot has himself a good pre-season, whatever happens, but if things begin to look up and the squad takes on a different feel, there is no reason Liverpool cannot challenge again next year.