Liverpool’s title-winning campaign under Arne Slot may only have concluded last week, but the club’s focus is already razor-sharp on what comes next. As Paul Joyce of The Times details, the £29.5 million signing of Jeremie Frimpong and the bold, club-record £109 million bid for Florian Wirtz tell us that Slot isn’t resting on any laurels.
Back in March, following the Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle, Slot openly criticised his team’s lack of “fight” at Wembley. That performance raised fundamental questions about his tactical approach. “Long balls, second balls and duels,” he reflected, marked the gap between Liverpool and their more physical opponents.
The response? A double-pronged bid to inject pace,…