Michael Owen claims Liverpool has already secured biggest signing of the summer

Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes the Reds secured the best signing of the summer , despite sporting director Richard Hughes being yet to get his first transfer over the line.

Rather than a player, though, Owen believes that Liverpool bringing in Arne Slot to replace Jurgen Klopp could be a masterstroke. While we are yet to see the new head coach oversee a competitive game, the pundit has been very impressed with the early signs, with four wins and a draw coming during the summer.

"Arne Slot has shown some great signs in pre-season because that game against Manchester United was a big game for him," Owen told Online Betting Guide . "All the eyes were on him... talk about pressure. When you talk about who's the biggest signing in the Premier League this summer, it’s Arne Slot.

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"That is the biggest role to fill in the Premier League this summer. Jurgen Klopp leaving after all that time, that is the biggest signing and he's got more pressure on him than anybody else in the Premier League. Even though it's pre-season friendly, because of who it was against I think straight away Liverpool fans will be quietly excited.

"It’s good early signs and enough to get the crowd really backing you, get that belief, get the players understanding that your standards are high because they need to be high to go and win the Premier League, they need to be super high.‌ I think it was very positive and more than just a pre-season game for Liverpool.”

Liverpool.com says: The early signs are very good with Slot but it would be too easy to get swept away with pre-season results. When the proper stuff starts tomorrow, we will quickly get a much better idea of where the team is at. Liverpool has a strong roster but it remains the case that one or two signings would ideally be brought in before the August 30 deadline.