Liverpool boss Arne Slot refuses to be drawn on Alexander Isak speculation

Arne Slot refused to be drawn on speculation continuing to link Liverpool with a big-money move for Newcastle forward Alexander Isak as he declared himself happy with his current squad.

The Premier League champions have invested huge sums in the market this summer with a club-record deal for midfielder Florian Wirtz headlining a group of new signings that also includes forward Hugo Ekitike, left-back Milos Kerkez and right-back Jeremie Frimpong.

But they have continued to pursue Isak, having an initial bid of £110million rejected by Newcastle, as they seek a replacement for Darwin Nunez who is closing in on a £46million move to Saudi club Al Hilal.

Asked about Isak on Friday, Slot said: “As you know, from me and I think every manager works like this, you never talk about players that are not yours. I can talk about Hugo, who we have signed and who has done really well until now.

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“We are very happy with the squad and have every reason to be happy because we won the league last season. OK, players left but we brought players in as well and youngsters are doing good.

“At this moment of time, Darwin might leave, indeed, but things are not signed so we need to wait a few days until that is completely done but there is indeed a chance he is going to leave.”

Liverpool’s spending spree – at almost £300million – has not included a central defender despite the sale of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen.

During pre-season midfielders Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo, as well as full-backs Andrew Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas, have all filled in, and Slot denied that a lack of depth behind Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez is a major