Liverpool transfer update: Slot learns latest on forward's future, with winger reportedly in advanced negotiations to leave club

Liverpool person reportedly suffered a stroke successful their pursuit of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is said to beryllium successful precocious negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain.

The Reds are yet to marque a signing successful the January transportation window, but to their credit, they showcased their squad extent connected Saturday day erstwhile they beat Accrington Stanley 4-0 astatine Anfield successful the FA Cup.

Despite Arne Slot's broadside scoring 4 times, determination person been concerns that regular first-team starters similar Mohamed Salah could pain retired successful attack.

Winger Federico Chiesa is yet to commencement a azygous Premier League lucifer this campaign, and this has meant that Salah has had to commencement each crippled successful the league and Champions League truthful far.

In a stroke to Slot's ambitions of reinforcing the guardant line, Sky Italy study that PSG's negotiations for Napoli winger Kvaratskhelia are progressing quickly.

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Why Liverpool could request Kvaratskhelia

Napoli brag Antonio Conte confirmed connected Saturday that Kvaratskhelia has asked to beryllium sold, saying: "Regarding Kvara, helium has present asked the nine to beryllium sold. I'm telling you without mincing immoderate words. It was signalled to maine and past the subordinate himself confirmed it to me."

While Kvaratskhelia has played predominantly connected the near of attack, his accomplishment could mean the likes of Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz are capable to diagnostic crossed the frontline alternatively than stock minutes connected the left, meaning that Salah could beryllium rested for the astir important matches astatine the extremity of the season.

Slot made 8 changes to the XI that started his side's 1-0 nonaccomplishment against Tottenham Hotspur past Wednesday, but the Reds brag benefitted from the information his broadside faced a squad from League Two.

If Liverpool were to gully a Premier League nine successful the adjacent circular of the FA Cup, the Dutchman would astir surely person to tract a stronger XI, and it remains to beryllium seen if the Merseysiders' existent squad would beryllium capable to header with the demands of competing connected 4 fronts.

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Does Slot person different priorities?

There is an statement that Slot does not needfully request to prioritise attacking reinforcements considering his squad person scored 47 goals successful the Premier League aft 19 games, portion nary different squad has scored 40 contempt 18 of them playing 20 top-flight fixtures.

Left-back has been an country of interest this play considering seasoned Andrew Robertson has struggled astatine some ends of the pitch, with the defender having already been sent disconnected and fixed distant 2 penalties this term.

Elsewhere, Slot has truthful acold lone shown religion successful Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones for 3 midfield positions, and an wounded to 1 of the quartet could beryllium damaging.

Perhaps it would not beryllium arsenic large a stroke to suffer Kvaratskhelia to PSG if the Reds made reinforcements elsewhere successful bid to marque the astir of their vantage successful the Premier League rubric race.

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