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.
However, reports emerged on Thursday suggesting Liverpool might look to maneuver for the Georgia worldwide ought to he change into out there in January.
But Slot remained tight-lipped when quizzed on the matter in a information convention forward of his crew’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 recreation, ‘do not disappoint me, please provide you with all these names’ [Liverpool are linked with],” he mentioned.
“That’s what is going on now. Nine out of 10 instances, 99 instances out of 100 instances, 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? Keep going for it however there will likely be no feedback from my aspect.”
Slot additionally jumped to the defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has faced criticism this week following his disappointing show in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
The right-back is out of contract on the finish of the season, with Liverpool having already rejected an approach from Real Madrid for him this month.
Asked whether or not opposing groups need to goal Liverpool’s right-hand aspect, Slot mentioned: “Might be true — however is that by a giant margin? Not by a mile. It might additionally imply we assault loads on the correct aspect aspect and so they counter-attack.
“What we do should see is how we concede our possibilities and the way we concede our targets. That is just not solely about our proper aspect as a result of in the event that they assault on the correct, they nonetheless should go center to the purpose, so these within the center should defend as effectively.
“I do see patterns within the targets we concede however it’s not about Trent if that’s what you imply? Not in any respect. Trent has had one troublesome recreation for us and possibly just a few that had been okay to good. Mainly he had nice video games this season.
“I do know there’s lots of concentrate on him in the mean time, however I’d additionally like to spotlight how effectively he did when he got here on within the final half-hour [against Tottenham] and the way our followers reacted. That is what happy me much more.”
