Liverpool head coach Arne Slot took advantage of the press conference before the Ipswich game to explain the conclusion of the failed attempt to sign Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. The clarity on the final year of the three-man contract and the rumoured Luis Diaz connection.
Starting with the failure to land the No. 6 midfielder Zubimendi. The Dutch coach said sporting director Richards-Hughes had tried his best ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app.
“Our squad is very strong, as I said before. It’s not easy to find players to add more strength,” the 45-year-old coach said.
“We will move forward with the people we have in hand. In fact, we are in a good position. We are satisfied with our strength.”
“Unfortunately, Zubimendi has decided not to come. Sporting director Richard Hughes has try everything to persuade him, but when the player doesn’t want to come, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
“Overall, we kept the same squad but lost Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip and Adrian. You always talk about the transfer market. On the positive side, the team is still united.”
The next issue is about the three players Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah who are entering the final year of their contracts. Slots would like to refrain from referring to the process.
“I don’t think this is the right time to talk about player contracts, but I can assure you all three will be in the squad on Saturday!”
Ending the rumors linking Diaz to Man City or Barcelona, Slots reiterates that the player is in the plans.
“When I checked Sky Sports and looked at the screen behind me, I asked myself – are they really going to be talking about football all day?!”
“It’s no surprise to hear the links with Diaz, but is there any other player’s future that we haven’t talked about?”
“The future of the guy is with us. I like many things that I see in my eyes. He has a big impact on Liverpool and hopefully he will be one of the players for the coming season.”
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