Ibrahima Konate just increased Arne Slot pressure as clear Liverpool need grows
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Liverpool left itself light of numbers last year and can't afford to repeat the same mistake this time around as Arne Slot looks to get back on track during a big summerLiverpool head coach Arne Slot after his side was beaten in the Champions League by PSG.(Image: Harry Langer/DeFodi via Getty Images)Quality, normally, is valued over quantity. This summer, though, Liverpool needs both.Arne Slot's roster was desperately short at times this season, with key deficiencies holding it back.
The latest suggestions, at least, are that Alisson Becker will stay.Kostas Tsimikas will return from AS Roma and he can plug the gap at left-back, at least for a season, until his Liverpool contract expires, but the other areas of the team are lacking.Jeremy Jacquet, the highly rated young center-back from Rennes, is coming in for a fee that could reach $83 million (£60 million) including add-ons.But he and Leoni have only played a relatively small number of senior games between them, and neither has appeared in the Premier League yet. Expecting them to fill the Konate gap would be a big ask.Liverpool manager Arne Slot will start next season under high pressure(Image: Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)Joe Gomez is another option at the back, but he admitted recently he isn't sure what the future holds.
The 28-year-old might have left in each of the last two summers, and even if he stays, he might be needed at right-back.An exact date for Conor Bradley to return from a long-term injury is yet to be revealed and even when he comes back, he might need some time and patience. Alexis Mac Allister, meanwhile, has had a poor season by his own standards and no talks have been held regarding an extension for him.There is an argument to say that Liverpool's midfield needs another body even before anyone leaves (though Trey Nyoni might step up and play more regularly soon), while in attack, things are even lighter.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.