Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes has been carefully planning the squad and he is setting up ideas for the upcoming transfer windows.
The Merseyside giants are keen to sign a new left-back in the summer and the club have been looking at several targets and will continue to do so over the course of the season.
Liverpool have compiled a shortlist of targets and they are looking at players such as Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez and Wolves’ Rayan Ait-Nouri.
This has called into question the future of their current left-backs, especially Andy Robertson who will be entering the final year of his contract next summer.
He was not in the starting eleven in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Brighton last weekend, which has been a pattern this season as he has been in and out of the team.
However, Arne Slot still considers Robertson his first-choice left-back and believes he has a future at Anfield.
The club plan to offer him a new contract
The Merseyside giants consider Robertson one of their stalwarts and his performances have been a major part of their success in the last decade.
Liverpool are in the market for a long-term replacement for him but they still want him at the club beyond the end of the season.
According to Football Insider, Liverpool are plotting to open talks over a new contract with the 30-year-old next summer.
The Reds want him to be part of their team going forward if they sign a new left-back at the end of the season.
Liverpool want to avoid the situation they are tangled in with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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They want to sort out a new deal for Robertson in the summer and secure his future at the club for the time being.
Liverpool are keen to make sure that the left-back feels part of their plans and not someone they are keen to move on just because they are looking to sign someone in his position.
Robertson, who joined Liverpool from Hull City in 2017, has featured 311 times for the club and has won the Premier League and the Champions League at Anfield.
