Liverpool head coach Arne Slot made only one permanent signing last summer following the arrival of Federico Chiesa from Serie A giants Juventus while Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili won’t join the squad until next summer at the earliest.

Arne Slot insists Mohamed Salah’s comments about his future are not a distraction ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday as he joked: “If I look at my line ups then Mo is more in than out!