Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has refused to be drawn on hypothesis linking Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a January transfer to Anfield.
Kvaratskhelia has been tipped to depart Serie A this month after failing to make progress in contract negotiations, together with his deal set to run out in 2027.
Napoli worth the 23-year-old at round €80 million ($82m) and Paris Saint-Germain have lengthy been seen because the frontrunners to land his signature.
Nevertheless, stories emerged on Thursday suggesting Liverpool might look to maneuver for the Georgia worldwide ought to he turn into out there in January.
However Slot remained tight-lipped when quizzed on the matter in a information convention forward of his group’s FA Cup third-round conflict with Accrington Stanley on Saturday.
“What I make of that’s that it is January. I mentioned after the West Ham sport, ‘do not disappoint me, please give you all these names’ [Liverpool are linked with],” he mentioned.
“That is what is going on now. 9 out of 10 occasions, 99 occasions out of 100 occasions, on the finish of the window it turns into clear nearly all of those tales weren’t true.
“What can I remark about it? The rumours? Preserve going for it however there might be no feedback from my facet.”
Slot additionally jumped to the defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has confronted criticism this week following his disappointing show in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
The suitable-back is out of contract on the finish of the season, with Liverpool having already rejected an method from Actual Madrid for him this month.
Requested whether or not opposing groups wish to goal Liverpool’s right-hand facet, Slot mentioned: “Could be true — however is that by an enormous margin? Not by a mile. It might additionally imply we assault rather a lot on the correct facet facet and so they counter-attack.
“What we do should see is how we concede our possibilities and the way we concede our objectives. That’s not solely about our proper facet as a result of in the event that they assault on the correct, they nonetheless should go center to the aim, so these within the center should defend as effectively.
“I do see patterns within the objectives we concede however it’s not about Trent if that’s what you imply? In no way. Trent has had one troublesome sport for us and perhaps a couple of that had been okay to good. Primarily he had nice video games this season.
“I do know there may be a variety of concentrate on him in the meanwhile, however I might additionally like to focus on how effectively he did when he got here on within the final half-hour [against Tottenham] and the way our followers reacted. That’s what happy me much more.”
