Richard Hughes remains on track with a prediction of how his first transfer window will unfold as Liverpool’s sporting director. “A quiet July, then a crescendo in August probably awaits us all,” the former Bournemouth technical director said just over a month ago. The crescendo is yet to begin but there are understandable reasons why Liverpool have not made a sound in the transfer market so far.
Liverpool are the only Premier League club not to have made a signing this summer, but that is soon expected to change now that Arne Slot has had an in-depth look at the squad during a tour of the US.
