10 players leave Liverpool as Arne Slot begins overhaul in post-Jurgen Klopp era

Klopp had said he hoped Liverpool would offer Matip a new deal after his years of service, but that was not the case. “I’m pretty sure the club will show their class, as they should,” he said. “I’m pretty sure they’ve already told Joel whatever happens, as long as he’s injured everything’s fine, and now we have to make a decision with Joel about what he’s going to look like after that.

“It’s a normal thing to do, but he deserves all the support from us and he will get it. I would say yes (that he deserves a new deal), but it’s not my decision. I can’t sign the papers.”

Elsewhere, academy stars Adam Lewis, Melkamu Frauendorf and Mateusz Musialowski have been given permission to leave. The trio have all played for the senior side, with Lewis making his first-team debut in an FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury Town in February 2020, but has spent the last four seasons on loan. Frauendorf’s first start also came against Shrewsbury. Musialowski’s first release was in March of this year.

Nathan Giblin, Francis Gyimah, Luke Hewitson, Niall Osborne and Cody Pennington are more academy players whose time at Liverpool has come to an end. They will have to look for a job elsewhere.

Slot has some other big calls to make in his first summer. The futures of Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez remain points of discussion. Salah could still command a huge fee and is of interest to clubs in Saudi Arabia, while Nunez has failed to score regularly despite arriving for a huge fee.

Full list of Liverpool players who have left: Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Adam Lewis, Melkamu Frauendorf, Mateusz Musialowski, Nathan Giblin, Francis Gyimah, Luke Hewitson, Niall Osborne, Cody Pennington

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