Liverpool latest: Arne Slot makes transfer statement as Trent Alexander-Arnold return backed
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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool's possible transfer business this summer has been discussed by a former Reds star, while Arne Slot has made his stance clear on the club's directionLiverpool have a chance to bounce back following a week that has seen supporter morale take a significant nosedive. The loss - Liverpool's ninth in the league campaign - sparked widespread debate about the future direction of the side under Arne Slot.With a large number of supporters convinced that another summer of substantial investment is required to restore the Reds to Premier League and Champions League contention, one former Liverpool star has weighed in on the prospect of Trent Alexander-Arnold returning to Merseyside.
We examine the latest developments emerging from Anfield, including Slot's comments regarding the club's transfer plans.READ MORE: Arne Slot defends Liverpool approach and makes transfer statement - 'I'm almost annoyed'READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk makes 'high stakes' Liverpool transfer admission over Champions League failureFOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageAlexander-Arnold return verdictWhilst many would consider a return to Anfield for Alexander-Arnold an unlikely transfer, former Reds right-back Glen Johnson has admitted it is a move he would relish seeing.
You'd love to see Trent back, of course you would."Arne Slot's transfer commentSlot presided over the most costly summer of recruitment in Premier League history when Liverpool spent £450million on nine players. We signed such great players but some of them needed some time to adapt and some of them have mainly been injured."Adaptation you can predict because that's what we knew, but that some signings and some others got some long-term injuries isn't something you can predict."Acknowledging that Liverpool's transfer strategy steers away from maintaining a large squad, Slot maintained that the club's approach is one he fully endorses despite its shortcomings when multiple players are sidelined simultaneously.He said: "It's the model that we don't have 25 players over here.