Arne Slot has paid tribute to the departing Andy Robertson and suggested the left-back is leaving Liverpool in search of regular first-team football.
The Scotland international, who nearly joined Tottenham Hotspur in January, has fallen behind summer signing Milos Kerkez in the left-back pecking order and has made just six Premier League starts this season.
Slot believes Robertson’s situation highlights the level of competition required as Liverpool enter a new era, with Mohamed Salah also set to depart on a free transfer.
“First of all, he had many great seasons here as a player, but I think people got to know him as a great person as well,” Arne Slot said.
“I got to know him as a great person. I think every teammate of his will tell you how funny he is and how great of a person he is. I think that has been shown a lot on social media as well from our social media people.
“What I remember most about him probably is the intensity he’s always playing with and we’ve seen and learned something about intensity two days ago, but I can also remember Robbo making a press from the left full-back position to the right wing a few years ago. I showed that to my players I was working with back then.
“[He] won everything over here, served this club for so many years, really loves this club and it’s been a great nine years for him at the club.
“I think we saw also this season he didn’t play as much as he was used to. Still a lot, but not as much as he’s used to and as a result of that, he’s leaving next season. Not only that, I think it’s also difficult to be in that position longer than a season.”
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