Slot rotated the pair at the beginning of last season, before he moved Diaz centrally following an injury to Jota. It allowed Gakpo to excel in the left-wing role, finishing the season as Liverpool’s second-highest scorer with 18, while Diaz became Slot’s preferred No 9 option for a large portion of the campaign.

Liverpool Exploring Malick Fofana Deal Amid Flurry of Transfer ActivityLiverpool’s summer business, which already promises to be headline-grabbing with imminent deals for Florian Wirtz and Milos

Liverpool is closing in on the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, with the German set to become the Reds' new record signing, but Dominik Szoboszlai is not worried

The father of Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez has described his son's impending transfer to Liverpool as "basically a done deal."

It appears Liverpool’s top transfer target at left back is a formality at this point given Milos Kerkez’s father’s comments insinuating just small details remain in making it official. “It’s only Liverpool for us and we’re not going anywhere else and we won’t talk to other clubs.