Arne Slot has been involved in the discussions about Liverpool 's pre-season tour and the summer recruitment. And a year ago, that sentence would have been utterly unremarkable, a statement of the obvious. Now the context is different. A season of speculation has stemmed more from results and a feeling among the fanbase than Slot himself or his employers. They, with their preference for silence, have said very little. But their inactivity has been an indication that Slot remains their choice and he said : “I have every reason to believe I am the Liverpool manager next season.” Another reason may have come from Chelsea: not Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with the London club last week, in which Slot’s decision to substitute a cramping Rio Ngumoha was booed, but from their move for Xabi Alonso .…