Liverpool manager Arne Slot has tried to cool down growing talk about the club chasing a new centre-back in January. He pointed out that Liverpool still have three senior centre-backs available. Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez, and even mentioned that Ryan Gravenberch or Endo could fill in if things really get tight. As reported by Fabrizio Romano via his official X account .
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His comments arrive shortly after Konate's long-term future has become a quiet discussion point. The defender recently spoke about the uncertainty surrounding his contract situation , as reported by Softfootball . Slot turned the spotlight on what he feels is the real problem area right now: the right flank.