Liverpool manager Arne Slot claims, 'We have to sell to buy' this summer in transfer market

Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterArne Slot reminded fans of Liverpools sell-to-buy model, hinting at summer spending, after his sides 2-0 home loss to PSG yesterday evening.Liverpool lost 4-0 on aggregate to last seasons Champions League winners in the tournaments quarter-finals, after also being knocked out by Luis Enriques side in 2024/25.The travelling team absorbed just under 2xG worth of pressure en route to their clean sheet, before an Ousmane Dembele brace sealed the victory. 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Enjoy street food, a complimentary half-time drink, a matchday programme, and entertainment, including a Liverpool legend appearance, making it a truly elevated experience.View DealAfter winning the 2024/25 Premier League title, Liverpool have had a poor follow-up season, suffering 18 defeats in all competitions - just one away from the most by any Liverpool team in a single season this century.To compound the club's miseries, fan favourite and bagsman Hugo Ekitike is set for a nine-month spell on the sidelines with a ruptured Achilles tendon.Questions will inevitably be asked as to how long the Frenchman could be out for in a worst-case scenario, and whether he will ever be the same player as he was pre-injury again.Veterans Mohamed Salah the most crucial component of Liverpools offensive success and Andy Robertson have also announced their departures from the club this summer, leaving Liverpool in need of replacements on the right wing and at left back.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Arne Slot acknowledged their departures while speaking to the media after his teams Champions League exit: We are a club in transition successful [players] for the club have already left or are leaving.Unfortunately, that also happens with free transfers. That will happen with Mo, that will happen with Robbo, and that has already happened with Trent [the club needs] to recoup our money and to spend again.Ahead of what appears to be a summer rebuild, Slot affirmed that the future looks very good for Liverpool as they look to replace their departing players who have seen success on Merseyside. What to read next Liverpool manager Arne Slot's future will be decided this week - though he's had the ideal preparation Shock Liverpool legend emerges as interim option to replace Arne Slot: report Arne Slots bizarre quotes reveal the Liverpool manager has given up Even without receiving a fee for club legend Mohamed Salah, Liverpool will cease paying him a reported �400,000 each week, freeing up a significant portion of their wage bill ahead of next year.With the Reds now lacking in attacking depth, and the dangers of a transitional era looming, time will tell whether the clubs sell-to-buy model will work once more.Last summer, Liverpool received large fees for the likes of Jarrel Quansah, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, using that money to secure the signings of Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and more.The club has shown so many times that this model works, and that with this model we can be successful, said Slot.Liverpool return to Premier League action in the Merseyside derby this Sunday at the Hill Dickinson stadium.TOPICSMohamed SalahHugo EkitikeAndrew RobertsonPremier LeagueChampions LeagueKedar BayleySocial Links NavigationFreelance WriterKedar Bayley is a trained journalist specialising in culture reporting. As a fan of Liverpool FC,he writes on the Reds often. Knowledgable about all things sports, cinema and television,you can find his words in Screen International, FourFourTwo, Manchester Evening News and more.