Imagine Liverpool’s team for Arne Slot with three transfers: a 20-goal star signed and  wonderkid back.

This summer, Arne Slot is expected to join Liverpool. There won’t be any significant adjustments made to the team, but there are still some clear areas for improvement.

When Arne Slot succeeds Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool, he will not be handed a difficult situation at all. The Feyenoord manager will join the Reds as head coach this summer, barring a dramatic turn of events.

Even though Liverpool would not have preferred the last several weeks, a total makeover is not necessary. Anyone arguing that major changes to the transfer market are necessary is going to be far more irrational than data-driven Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes.

The team is well-stocked overall, but there are a few critical areas that require work, particularly at centre back and possibly in the attack. The majority of the athletes are of a healthy age to continue improving.

Most of the time, stability is necessary. It would be perfect if the goalkeepers were Caoimhín Kelleher and Alisson Becker. Other than Joël Matip, who is nearing the end of his contract, there is no reason to shed any more center-backs.

At full-back, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are the first-choice selections, but Joe Gomez has demonstrated enough on both sides to suggest that he can continue to be a cover option there. Though there’s a case to be made for Alexander-Arnold moving into the midfield, even if Slot were to take that route, Conor Bradley would still provide a another right-back option.

There is a decent variety of options in midfield for Klopp to keep using his three-man formation. There is depth on both sides, with Harvey Elliott hoping for more frequent starts and Ryan Gravenberch perhaps ready to step up once more.

The only issue is Wataru Endō’s age, which is older than desirable. Perhaps they could be acquired if a top-tier player was available, but that would depend on the player’s market value. Meanwhile, Alexis Mac Allister has shown herself to be competent there.

Due to the demands he places on players deployed in the assault along the flanks, Slot like to have a large number of wide players. Therefore, there is a case to be made for adding a player who can play there to relieve some of the pressure on players like Mohamed Salah and Luis Díaz. Crysencio Summerville of Leeds United, who has scored 20 goals so far this season, was connected to Liverpool this week according to Fabrizio Romano’s Here We Go podcast.

Even though Salah is not anticipated to leave this summer, his age and contract status must be taken into consideration, and some Liverpool attackers’ levels of production and injury history raise concerns about their long-term prospects. Adding another player to the forward line could be beneficial in two ways.

With two more games in the group stage of the Champions League due to the competition’s increased format for the next season, Liverpool must make sure its roster is deep enough to contend in both the Premier League and the competition. There won’t be any easy games there either, although to be honest, there were several this year in the Europa League.

In a perfect world, Slot would add three players if Thiago and Matip—two players who haven’t played much this season because to injuries—leave at the end of their contracts. A center-back is essential, adding another striker makes sense, and Liverpool should seize the opportunity if the ideal midfield player were available.

However, at that point there probably won’t be many additions. In addition to wonderkid midfielder Stefan Bajčetić, who has missed nearly the entire season due to injury, the Reds will be hoping for better luck with injuries in the upcoming campaign. Slot may also be able to call upon Fábio Carvalho, Tyler Morton, Kaide Gordon, Ben Doak, and Bobby