Arne Slot QUESTIONS new signings as he applauds Luis Diaz

Arne Slot has a major question for Liverpool's new signings. And some praise for outgoing star Luis Diaz.

Arne Slot had a remarkable debut season in charge of Liverpool. The Dutchman oversaw a title-winning campaign that no one saw coming.

It was supposed to be a transitional season, after all. Liverpool didn't even really buy anyone for Slot - only Federico Chiesa, brought in so he'd have six senior forwards.

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The 2024/25 campaign was instead for Slot to learn about his players, figure out who could do what, and see how they'd fit into his plans. The fact that Liverpool also won the Premier League is just ridiculous, quite honestly.

That success has brought about a massive summer in which Liverpool are moving on from those players who don't quite click under Slot. New stars have come in, virtually all of them for big money.

But Slot understandably has a question for those new arrivals. The learning process begins again.

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Arne Slot on his new signings

“The players we’ve brought in have done really well already, as expected," Slot told a press conference on Friday.

"But I cannot tell you now if these players are able to perform at the same level every three days; we first have to start the season.

"And I did know Luis Díaz was able to do that, and all the other ones were able to do that. So that is another challenge, because we play so many games.”

This is the problem with transfers and the reason why most of them fail to live up to expectations. Yes, you can do all your due diligence before signing someone but ultimately, you never know how they'll adapt.

Liverpool isn't an easy club to adapt to, either. The standards are incredibly high, the pressure is enormous, and as Slot says, you'll be asked to play more elite-level football than you're used to.

This is slightly less of a concern for Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, mind. They've played three-games-in-a-week seasons very successfully with Bayer Leverkusen.

It's something very new for Milos Kerkez, though. Similarly with Hugo Ekitiké. How well they adapt will make or break their LFC careers.

But while Slot is questioning the arrivals here, there's little doubt that he expects that question to be answered emphatically. Liverpool wouldn't have signed them all if they didn't.

Still, it's the challenge that awaits them. Let's see if they're up to the task.

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