Liverpool qualified for the Champions League but finished with their lowest points total and goals scored since 2015-16. A sharp decline in goals and assists from wide areas contributed to the downturn, including the failure to replace Luis Diaz and reduced impact from Mohamed Salah in his final season. Liverpool are targeting wingers to address the issue, with Yan Diomande a leading option after a breakthrough season at Leipzig, though Leipzig want to keep him for their Champions League campaign. Other considered options include Bradley Barcola and Anthony Gordon. Slot says at least one winger is required to recapture the form that brought the title and to improve overall attacking output, including support for Alexander Isak.
"One of the reasons why everyone is talking about wingers is because Mo is leaving. It makes complete sense to think about at least one. I think last season gives you the answer because of how important our wingers were to our success last season. They were scoring goals, providing goals, so they were a vital part of us winning the league last season and, in general in football, you see more and more focus on wingers."
"Slot believes the right profile of winger will not only bring the best out of Alexander Isak after a bad start to the striker's Liverpool career but spark an overall improvement. He admits no one at Liverpool reproduced the levels of 2024-25. Last season, one of the reasons why we were so difficult to play against was because we had threats over on the right side, on the left side, Slot said."
"Liverpool ended a difficult campaign by qualifying for the Champions League but also their lowest points total and goals scored since 2015-16, a season in which Brendan Rodgers was sacked and replaced by Jurgen Klopp. A sharp decline in goals and assists from wide areas was a factor, with Liverpool failing to replace Luis Diaz, and Mohamed Salah's impact diminishing in his final season at the club."
"Yan Diomande is a leading target for the deposed Premier League champions after a breakthrough season with Leipzig, although the Bundesliga club want to keep the 19-year-old for their forthcoming Champions League campaign. Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle's Anthony Gordon are also among several options being considered."
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