EmailPrintLiverpool have yet to get full value from their huge summer spending spree because of the injuries they have suffered, according to head coach Arne Slot.
British record signing Alexander Isak arrived lacking match fitness, struggled with niggles and has now been ruled out for at least two months with a broken leg.
Centre-back Giovanni Leoni sustained a season-ending knee injury in his first appearance while Jeremie Frimpong has made just five starts in 11 games due to a persistent hamstring issue.
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That trio arrived in deals almost worth a combined £200 million, close to half of the club’s close-season outlay.
“I think a lot has been said by so many people about the amount of money we’ve spent,” Slot said.
“But unfortunately not all of the money we’ve spent we have used and that has to do with the injuries of these players.”
