Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he wants to expand his squad to deal with the physical demands of a shortened campaign.
The new Premier League season commences on September 12 and the entire 38-game fixture list will be completed eight months later on May 23.
Champions League, domestic cups and international responsibilities will stretch squads throughout the season, but Klopp has faith his current crop can handle the pressure.
"An unbelievably intense season is waiting for all of us, with four weeks less than usual, so they will be unique, interesting challenges," the German told reporters.
"Look, the perfect scenario for a football manager is that you have 40 players available and they are all happy, then you just pick 20 for three weeks, then you pick the other 20. But it doesn't work like that. The world is not like this.
"I do not want to be part of a squad like this to be honest. These players can only play the football they play because they know they are needed. We cannot keep someone in the backyard and bring them up in the decisive moment.
"That will not help, we will have solutions for that. We have young players. The size of the squad is not that important to me, the quality of the squad is very much so. I think we will have a really good squad for next season."
