Liverpool manager Arne Slot expressed confidence on Friday in his inherited squad at Anfield, despite the club’s inactivity in the transfer market.
Slot, who has taken on the challenging role of succeeding Jurgen Klopp, remains unfazed by the lack of new signings, citing the quality of the team he has inherited.
Slot’s tenure began on a positive note with a 2-0 victory over newly-promoted Ipswich on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
However, Liverpool stands out as the only club in the English top flight yet to make a single signing this transfer window.
While Spain international Martin Zubimendi declined an offer to leave Real Sociedad, Liverpool is reportedly close to finalizing a deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, which would see the Georgian remain on loan at Mestalla for the season.
“I trust the team,” Slot said, explaining his relaxed stance on the lack of new additions.
“I’ve inherited a very good team with young players.
We trust them a lot. They have proven that they deserve our trust.”Slot is set to manage his first competitive match at Anfield on Sunday, with Brentford as the visitors.
Despite the pressure of impressing the home crowd, Slot remains calm and focused on securing three points.”I am not nervous at all.
Certainly not at this moment because I’m in the middle of preparing the team for Sunday,” Slot added.
“It wouldn’t be good if you have nerves. I trust what my staff and I do to prepare the team in the best possible way.
I trust the team a lot.”Liverpool’s transfer window has been marked more by departures than arrivals.
Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho have both joined Brentford for a combined fee of nearly £50 million, while Bobby Clark has signed with Red Bull Salzburg.
England defender Joe Gomez has also been linked with a potential move before the transfer deadline next week.
Despite Gomez’s limited playing time and his drop to fourth-choice center-back, Slot is eager to keep him at the club.
“At this moment, I am expecting everyone to be here, but everything can change,” said Slot, the former Feyenoord boss.
“He didn’t play much in the Euros, and when he returned, he couldn’t complete full training sessions, so we had to manage his load.
That was part of the reason he wasn’t in the team on Saturday. But this week, he had a good week in terms of load and how much he could do with the team.
He’s one of the players from whom I’m seeing new things and learning from.”
