Expected lineup (3-4-3): Alisson; Guehi, Van Dijk, Konate; Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Frimpong; Wirtz, Salah, Isak
If all the rumors about Liverpool transfers come true, after Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen), The Kop will welcome Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) and Alexander Isak (New Newcastle).
In the coming season, Arne Slot is likely to deploy a 3-center-back formation, thereby making good use of the Kerkez - Frimpong wing pair. After Alexander-Arnold left the team and Robertson is being cared for by Atletico Madrid, Liverpool playing with new wings from next season is a possible prospect.
At that time, the responsibility of defense will be more on Van Dijk's shoulders. However, with his class, the Dutch super center back will take good care of himself with 2 young players Guehi - Konate alongside him. These are all people with good hitting ability and stable speed. Liverpool's defense will be able to cope with more attacking scenarios from the opponent.
The central midfield duo will be Mac Allister - Gravenberch. They have proven their class this season, enough to be a mainstay for Liverpool in all situations. However, this pair is not too strong in attack, so they will need a real explosive ahead.
That person is Florian Wirtz, the most expensive contract in Premier League history. The German star possesses all the qualities of a top attacking midfielder, can add all shortcomings in creativity, attacking ability from midfield,... Liverpoolpool were not perfected last season.
On the other side of the front wing will be Salah. The Egyptian striker chose to stay at Anfield to go towards the end of his peak career. Once he stays, Salah is always Liverpool's most prominent star. However, at the age of 33, "Egyptianharaoh" is having a hard time carrying like last season. He needs Wirtz and another strong partner in the attack to maximize firepower.
That person could be Alexander Isak, a Newcastle star who competed for the Premier League Top Scorer title with Salah last season. Isak has proven that his ability may be beyond the current stature of Newcastle and needs a new destination to conquer the top.
Liverpool are quite weak in the center forward position when Gakpo is not necessarily a "number 9", Nunez cannot meet expectations and Jota is constantly injured. If they have a young and proven explosive like Isak, Liverpool will not need to worry about the depth of the squad and class to compete in the next season.
