Liverpool was never likely to be overly busy during the January transfer window, with the squad in good health and the Reds in fine form on the pitch.

The team remains in contention in all four competitions and has a clean bill of health besides Trent Alexander-Arnold's injury, which is not expected to sideline him for anything longer than a few days. As a result, Liverpool did not sign a single player in January, and that lack of activity followed another fairly inactive window last summer, when Giorgi Mamardashvili and Federico Chiesa were the only additions.

Liverpool's lack of spending over the last two windows is put into perspective by the fact that the Reds' gross spend on new players since Arne Slot's arrival is lower than any other Premier League club. One suspects that won't continue to be the case next summer, as the club considers long-term additions in a number of areas.

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The Reds are expected to enter the market for a new left-back, with the current first-choice in that position, Andy Robertson, now in his 30s, and understudy Kostas Tsimikas turning 30 next year.

The 21-year-old Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez has been linked with a move to the Reds more than most, and although he vowed that he would not be moving to Anfield in a recent YouTube stream, it would be naive to read too much into that given he was always unlikely to say otherwise.

On the opposite flank, Liverpool could be on the look-out for a new right-back, with Alexander-Arnold seemingly destined for Real Madrid. Conor Bradley has shown plenty of potential, but even if he were to take over as the team's first-choice right-back, somebody would need to replace him in the role of back-up right-back.

Further up the pitch, it is no secret that Liverpool wanted to sign midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad during Slot's first season in charge, and the club remains an admirer of the Spain international.

Unfortunately, it seems as though he is heading to Arsenal, but Liverpool will no doubt be working to identify alternative targets; the Reds simply cannot rely on Ryan Gravenberch to play in every single Premier League and Champions League game for another season — he needs more rest.

Assuming Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah sign renewals, the only other priority Liverpool might have in the summer is to sign a new striker. The club was unwilling to entertain offers for Darwin Nunez this month but expects there to be a strong market for the Uruguayan in the off-season, when a sale is far more likely. Should Nunez go, he will likely still command a significant fee, allowing the club to reinvest in a suitable replacement.