Arne Slot confident in Liverpool squad despite lack of new signings

New Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insists his side have not been weakened by a lack of signings.

The Reds are the only Premier League team yet to bring anyone in after their pursuit of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi was ended when the Spain international rejected a move to Anfield.

Centre-back Joel Matip, midfielder Thiago Alcantara and second-choice goalkeeper Adrian all left the club at the end of their contracts, while Fabio Carvalho was sold to Brentford in a £27.5million deal.

The departure of manager Jurgen Klopp after nine years at Anfield also represents a huge change for the club but Slot, who arrived from Feyenoord in June, is confident progress can be made with the quality of the squad he inherited.

And he has not ruled out sporting director Richard Hughes coming up with a signing before the end of the window.

“I’ve said many times already our squad is really strong and it’s not easy to find players who can help us or strengthen the squad,” he said ahead of their Premier League opener at Ipswich.

“Zubimendi was one of them to be fair but he decided not to come. We go forward with the ones we have. We are in a good place.

“In the background Richard is trying to strengthen the squad as he can, unfortunately Zubimendi decided not to come.

“He did every effort and tried everything to bring him in but if a player doesn’t want to come, it’s obvious he’s not coming.”

It was put to Slot that being the only top flight club not to make a signing had seen them fall behind where they were last season, when they won the Carabao Cup and finished third.

“That argument I don’t understand. If you don’t strengthen the team you become weaker?,” he added.

“That’s a bit weird as normally you’d either stay the same or I