Arne Slot has been busy with his Liverpool squad on Merseyaspect during the new season, however, the Dutchman is now in the United States with his new players and hopes to get a smart idea of the youngster’s ability that is emerging.
Without key stars such as goalkeeper Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Darwin Nunez, the Reds’ young stars will have a chance to shine. They will face Real Betis, Arsenal and Manchester United in the United States before Sevilla at Anfield on Merseyside.
These matches will be an opportunity for Slot to make a real review of the squad he has at his disposal with safe arrivals and departures this summer in the squad. It will be an opportunity for misfits to prove that they are in Assist Slot conditions.
But who will be most keen to impress the new boss and hope to muscle their way into his plans for the most sensible starting job this season?
Mirror Football takes a look at five players who will be eager to shine in the United States and have a genuine chance this season.
Well, we saw a bit of Koumas last season when he scored his first senior goal, but it’s been a big summer for the son of former Tranmere star Jason.
So that? Because on the preseason front line will be Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz and Cody Gakpo, who have not yet formed a team with the Reds here in the United States.
Koumas has been at Liverpool since he was 11 and there are high hopes for him. Much was made of his goal against Southampton in the FA Cup last season. Definitely one to keep an eye on next week.
The Brazilian goalkeeper, who is now 22, has been at the club since 2020 but has still had the opportunity to shine in the first team.
Alisson is clearly Liverpool’s number 1 in the team with Caoimhin Kelleher, a more than decent substitute who gave opportunities last season thanks to injuries in the Premier League and who has inspired in the cup competitions.
But Irish stopper Kelleher will certainly move this summer as he wishes to be number one so he can open the door for Pitaluga to get a bigger role. It will appear in the United States so you can show Slot how it does. I don’t want to invest in a number 2 cap.
He is 17 years old but needs to impress this summer and claim a place in Liverpool’s midfield. Nyoni has been training in Liverpool’s first team for over a year after impressing Jurgen Klopp. He now needs to impress the new coach and the fact that he has been included in the traveling team to the United States shows his promise.
There are plenty of absences from this midfield excursion with Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch still teaming up with the Reds, so there will be plenty for the teenager in America.
Liverpool sneaked him out of Leicester City’s academy, so they have high hopes for him and after his first-team debut last season in the FA Cup, when he was the club’s youngest player in the competition, the midfielder will be looking for more action.
Manchester United saw the emergence of a teenage midfielder with skills last summer in Kobbie Mainoo, so could Liverpool have skills on their hands?
He only appears once on the Liverpool bench, but there are high hopes for this wonderful Kop defender. The 17-year-old signed from West Ham in 2023 and has so far inspired at under-21 level, but now he will get his chance. in the first team in preseason.
Without Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate or Joe Gomez, there will be minutes for a young defender like this.
He’s tall, he’s got the ball and he’s a left centre-back, so he has the ability to play from the back, which is what Slot will want.
Another who Liverpool’s injury crisis gave him his chance last season, but who is hoping to show the new boss, Arne Slot, that he is in a position to intervene more regularly.
Some clubs will be interested in the 19-year-old midfielder, but he will need to secure a place in the Reds’ first team. Most likely, he will have a chance in the preseason games here in the United States. Meanwhile, Liverpool are waiting for more midfielders to return. A player who is intelligent both to move the ball forward and to cover spaces. It certainly has the potential to impress.
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