Arne Slot couldn’t have asked for a much better start to his time in charge of Liverpool, although he might have one or two ideas on how to improve his side now.
The Reds sit top of the Premier League after six games, with their new head coach winning all but one of his matches in charge so far. The real tests lie in wait though, with a huge month lying ahead as we move into October.
Liverpool will face the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal this month as their title credentials are put under the microscope. Ahead of the January transfer window, we could be about to find out whether Slot and Richard Hughes will have any business to do.Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today, including a door potentially opening for Aurelien Tchouameni, while there could be a battle with Manchester United in the offing.
Real Madrid is reportedly open to selling Aurelien Tchouameni next summer, with Liverpool said to be in the running for the midfielder again.
According to Fichajes, Carlo Ancelotti is open to offloading the French international if a suitable offer is made, with the Spanish club still not entirely satisfied with his performances. It’s also claimed that Liverpool is the club most interested in agreeing a deal which could cost them around $89m (£66m/€80m).
United though is said to have Robinson on a list of potential recruits, and is beginning to accelerate plans to sign a new left-back. Although the Old Trafford club doesn’t want to meet Fulham’s $54m (£40m/€48m) demands, it could hurry its attempts to land the USMNT star in order to beat Liverpool and Chelsea.
Liverpool.com says: Knowing United, they won’t be put off by a hefty price tag. There doesn’t seem to be an awful lot of sense implemented into their transfer strategy.
Robinson is a very good player, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him land a big transfer soon. Liverpool will need to plan for Andy Robertson’s replacement at some point, although at 27, the Reds might prefer a younger option to Robinson.
