Jamie Carragher insists Liverpool need six new signings - and it could be bad news for Dominik Szoboszlai

Jamie Carragher

Liverpool might be closing in on winning the Premier League title, but Jamie Carragherinsists the Reds need at least six new signings this summer.

And that is regardless of what happens with the out-of-contract trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool need a maximum of 13 more points from their remaining fixtures to be crowned champions.

despite Liverpool’s dominance in the Premier League this season, a number of players in Arne Slot’s ranks face question marks about their futures.

Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold are all out of contract

Beyond the trio, Nunez, Diaz, Jota, Chiesa, Endo, Elliott, Quansah and Kelleher have all been linked with departures

while the likes of Joe Gomez and Kostas Tsimikas also face uncertain futures.

Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson are about to enter the final 12 months of their own contracts

Granted, it would be a major surprise if all 15 players were granted Liverpool exits this summer.

But regardless of what happens with Liverpool’s out of contract trio, Carragher thinks the Reds need six new signings this summer,

Carragher

“No football team can ever be considered the finished article,”

“We could all list the greatest club sides of all time, from Premier League to Champions League winners, and in each instance you will discover that within weeks of their success they were proactive in the transfer market.

“The pursuit of perfection is unrelenting and it is human nature to analyse the flaws that need correcting as much as the strengths which propelled a side towards the biggest honours.

“That is exactly how it feels for me watching Liverpool edge closer to the Premier League title.

“I am as excited about what they are going to become over the coming years as the potential celebrations in May.

“We are watching a very good Liverpool team on the brink of greatness.

“My suspicion is that during the course of his reign, Arne Slot and the recruitment team above him will have constructed a better squad, regardless of whether they match or eclipse this year’s likely success.

“When a team win the league, you anticipate one or two big signings to keep the juggernaut moving.

“In all honesty, when looking at Slot’s squad, it feels like he may need as many as six before next summer.

“That is a statement you would expect to make about an underperforming team, or one requiring an overhaul.

“Reinforcements are required independent of whether the big three out-of-contract stars stay.

“Liverpool need a left-back to compete with Andy Robertson, extending the Scottish captain’s Anfield career by reducing the necessity for him to play every game.

“They need a centre-back to ensure there is no crisis if Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are unavailable.

“Also a deep central midfielder so that Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister are not as overburdened next season as they have been in this one.

“Add to that an attacking midfielder who will score and create more than Dominik Szoboszlai.

“And finally a left winger and centre-forward who can win games as often as Mohamed Salah. Such additions would enhance rather than replace those who have inspired Liverpool to the top.

What makes Slot’s achievement to this point more remarkable is that he has taken the side so far without making a major first-team signing other than the rarely used Federico Chiesa.

“Slot’s broader vision and idea of what Liverpool can become has yet to fully form.”