Liverpool would never hesitate to sign someone if given the chance – Arne Slot

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insisted the club would never hesitate to sign a player if the chance presented itself.

Despite having spent close to £300million already this summer, the Reds continue to be linked with Newcastle striker Alexander Isak in what would be a British transfer record deal.

While the club have held an interest in the Sweden international for some time, there has been no approach but Isak’s decision to absent himself from Newcastle’s pre-season trip to South Korea has only increased speculation about a potential switch to Anfield.

There has been a considerable turnover this summer with senior players Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz departing, in addition to second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, Jarell Quansah, Nat Phillips and Darwin Nunez – and Federico Chiesa expected to leave before the end of the window.

The response has been to spend a club-record fee on Florian Wirtz, while also bringing in his Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Jeremie Frimpong, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike, Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.

But Slot said the spending may not stop there.

“I always say, another thing about Liverpool is that if we see a chance in the market, we never hesitate to bring someone in,” he told reporters before departing Japan at the end of their trip to the Far East.

“In the end it’s about quality and we have already made some very good signings. In terms of quality, we are already in the right place.”

Top of that quality list is Wirtz, one of Europe’s hottest prospects at just 22.

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