Arne Slot will be the determining factor in Liverpool landing Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
The Reds are set for a number of big changes over the summer with Jurgen Klopp announcing earlier this year that he will leave Anfield at the end of the season to take a break from football.
once the season has come to a conclusion later this month.
There have also been reports that some of Klopp s senior players could follow him out of Anfield in the summer with Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk all linked with moves away.
And there are likely to be a number of additions too with Richard Hughes coming in as the new sporting director, while Michael Edwards has returned as FSG s CEO of football.
One possible incoming over the summer is Atalanta midfielder Koopmeiners with the Netherlands international impressing for the Serie A side this season.
MORE ON POST-KLOPP LIVERPOOL FROM F365
👉
👉
👉
And Italian website Tutto Juve insist that Liverpool will battle it out with Juventus for the Dutchman and it is believed that Slot s arrival at Anfield will be the determining factor in the transfer of his compatriot.
The report adds that Liverpool could use Slot to convince Koopmeiners that is the right choice, giving the Reds a big advantage in the race for sign him.
Atalanta could now settle for a deal worth between €45m (£39m) and €50m (£43m) for Koopmeiners after originally demanding €60m from interested clubs.
Slot has not yet been officially announced as the new Liverpool manager but transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has insisted that it s a done deal .
Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: Some Liverpool fans have been eager to know when we’ll get an official announcement on Arne Slot becoming the new manager, but I have no information on this at the moment it’s up to the clubs to decide the timing of announcements like this.
Still, rest assured that there’s no news on this it’s a done deal. It’s all set, as previously reported, with the clubs agreeing on compensation, while the Dutch manager has also agreed his contract with Liverpool.
Slot should replace Salah and Van Dijk at Liverpool
Former PSV Eindhoven winger Rene van der Gijp reckons Slot should attempt to slowly replace guys like Salah and Van Dijk when he arrives at Liverpool.
