Arne Slot breaks SILENCE on Liverpool stars' future

Yahoo

25-05-2025

A lot of the focus regarding transfers has so far been about incoming players, but in order for further changes to be signed off on, some Liverpool players will need to move on themselves.
The transfer budget for this summer is set to be substantial, but if a wave of recruitment is to happen, then more money will need to be brought in to top up the available funds.
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Not every players' season has been as they expected. Of course, they all contributed to Liverpool's title win, but each individual's ambition for personal success and growth might've taken a back step.
As such, this summer is an incredible opportunity that cannot be overlooked. Transfers elsewhere could help rejuvenate their career and Arne Slot needs to know if they can be counted on in 2025/26.
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Change is to be expected at Liverpool this summer
In a recent interview with Paul Joyce at The Times, Slot revealed his perspective on those who might be looking potential departures from Liverpool and what his expectations are.
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He said: "One of the main strengths we had this season is that everybody accepted his role and his role sometimes could be to start every single game, hardly be taken off, sometimes be taken off, sometimes not starting every game, sometimes not playing hardly any minutes.
"But everybody player his part in our success and that sometimes means you only come in for ten minutes and make the difference. It can also mean that after you didn't come in at all, but you delivered a great training session afterwards. I don't know if all of them will accept the same role again next season."
In the report, Joyce specifically mentions Harvey Elliott, Jarell Quansah and Federico Chiesa as players who contributed might not the extent that they had envisioned at the start of the campaign.
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And while each of them will have their own personal circumstances to consider, it is conceivable that Liverpool will have substantially different personnel making up their squad depth next season.
Let's take each situation on its own.
Elliott is probably the most like to leave, given he is such a unique player with a wide range of skills that he fails to excel in a specific position. Both wide forward positions are stacked enough and Florian Wirtz's impending arrival as a No. 10 will actively hinder the Englishman's development.
Then we have Quansah, who might well remain at the club but could easily also be sold or sent on loan. Following a particularly unfortunate season of mistakes and errors, the centre-back has been left to sit on the bench while Ibrahima Konate commands his position.
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A new contract was signed just last year, so Slot's patience with him might well remain strong, but whether this current environment is a positive one for him to play in is an entirely different story.
At last, we then have Chiesa, who will most likely remain at the club. The player no doubt recognises that he plays in a position that is dominated by Mohamed Salah, but as the Egyptian gets older, a bit more rotation is likely to occur and since he only arrived last season he will still want to prove himself.
But despite the focus on incoming transfers, it is clear that outgoing moves are just as likely to be sanctioned and some of those who have sat on the periphery this season are likely to move on.