Arne Slot has shown he is the man to lead and build on Liverpool’s success story. The Premier League champions are really on the offensive, the season should start with an even stronger squad. Just an hour after Trent Alexander-Arnold was brought in as a Real Madrid player, Liverpool had their replacement Jeremie Frimpong in place. Now Florian Wirtz is on the trail. On Tuesday, there is news of another exciting move, a signing Pep Guardiola thought he had secured.
The Manchester City management is working hard to land the necessary signings before the Club World Cup in mid-June, Rayan Cherki is one of these. Over the past month, the Lyon player has been so closely linked to Guardiola and City that several English media outlets concluded that “this is happening”. Liverpool envisage a different outcome.
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The Athletic reports Arne Slot is cancelling his holiday to fly to the south of France. One’s errand to meet Rayan Cherki and convince the Frenchman. Liverpool have a tradition of loving versatile players, the French international has delivered in all attacking positions for Lyon this season.
The 21-year-old has decided to leave Lyon, Arne Slot will ensure that Cherki is convinced of the Liverpool project.
When Florian Wirtz was in England last month for talks with Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot, Sport Bild reported that it was the Liverpool manager’s passion and long-term plan at the club that decided to choose Liverpool. Now Slot will do the same with Cherki.
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