Arne Slot insists Liverpool will “wait for the right moment” to add to their squad as the head coach refused to rule out strengthening before the January transfer window closes.
Asked about the prospect of a defensive arrival this month, the Reds boss said: “Are we less stretched in attack, then? I am a bit surprised people are talking like this.
“You think we have more options in the front? I am surprised people are so focused on our last line.
“We don’t have an injury in our midfield so that is the line we don’t have them but I think I have said it in the press conference but I can say it one more time.
“Everyone is aligned, everyone knows what the challenges are, and we all agree but that is not to say there is no possibility for us to act because as you know this club has always waited for the right moment and never from a position of panic.
“We always do the right things at the right moment. The one who was here before me had some issues at the back as well in a certain season.
“If the right player arrives for multiple reasons no matter what the position in our team – it could be last line, midfield or attack – then we will act.
“If not we do it with the players we have because Wata (Wataru Endo) has come back now as well. At this moment there are only three players who are out with long-term injuries (Leoni, Bradley and Alexander Isak).
“[We won’t move] unless it’s an opportunity or a chance in the market, but I think we have shown in this window or in the summer how we act. That has been meticulous and a very detailed process that is not done in two weeks but over a long period of time but then we act at the right moment.
“But if there is an opportunity in the market or if things get even worse, we can have a different situation.”
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