The Reds sold academy graduate Bobby Clark to RB Leipzig earlier this week, while promising youngsters Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg have both joined Premier League rivals Brentford.
Liverpool have raised around £62million in sales this summer but some fans have questioned the decision to offload players given the club are yet to make a signing since Slot succeeded Jurgen Klopp earlier this summer.
But the Dutchman insists the departees wouldn’t have played regularly this season before highlighting that young homegrown players are still in his plans.
“This team, we still have a lot of homegrown players and one of them training with us on a daily basis who is only 17 (Trey Nyoni),” Slot said ahead of Sunday’s Premier League fixture against Brentford.
“This club will always bring through good youngsters and it’s always a challenge to find the right moment either to play them or if they have played quite a lot of minutes, they want to take the next step in their careers.
“If that is not possible because Virgil van Dijk or Mo Salah is playing here or the other top players, then it’s the best for them and also the club to let them go.
“We always want to take care of your own interests but you have a responsibility to the players. If they want to play somewhere and it’s not possible with us and they aren’t happy with 500 or 600 minutes – as these players didn’t play a lot in the Premier League but in the cups – then you have to, in my opinion, let them develop somewhere else.”
While Liverpool have yet to splash any cash this summer, they are believed to be closing in on a £35million deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
An agreement is close for the 23-year-old, who will spend the season with his current club before joining up with the Reds next summer, but Slot was coy when pressed for an update. He added: “You know already the answer. If a deal is done you will hear from us, until that moment we don’t speak about transfers of players who are not ours.”
Author: Mujuni Henry
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