Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been “seduced” by the thought of taking part in for Actual Madrid, a report has claimed.
Alexander-Arnold is out of contract at Liverpool, his boyhood membership, on the finish of the season and no settlement over a brand new deal has been forthcoming.
In that sense, the England right-back is in the identical boat as veteran teammates Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, however that could be the place the similarities finish.
All three are actually believed to have been supplied phrases to increase their time at Anfield past this season, after Salah publicly revealed there was no proposal as not too long ago as final month. However whereas Salah and Van Dijk have each made staying at Liverpool their precedence, Alexander-Arnold’s case is completely different.
“I feel with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, it has been so unequivocal that they need to keep. They’ve by no means given any indication in any other case,” Melissa Reddy advised Sky Sports activities’ Switch Discuss podcast.
“To my data, there’s been no negotiations with any exterior golf equipment.
“That’s the inverse with Trent [Alexander-Arnold], as a result of Actual Madrid are closely invested in getting him. He’s seduced by that concept and you’ll’t actually blame him for being so. He is achieved rather a lot with Liverpool. Within the interviews he is given not too long ago, among the statements he is been placing out, it’s extremely very similar to I am listening to Actual’s gross sales pitch given again to me.”
On the age of 26, Alexander-Arnold is considerably youthful than Salah and Van Dijk, with way more of a profession nonetheless left forward of him. The timing for Madrid could be proper, each on condition that Dani Carvajal is stepping into the ultimate levels of his profession and that Alexander-Arnold is coming into free company.
Madrid will not be regarded as considering paying a switch payment, ruling out an strategy throughout the January window, with a free switch the one means they are going to pursue him.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has already expressed concern that Alexander-Arnold’s dream to grow to be the primary right-back to win the Ballon d’Or is the participant overtly flirting with Madrid.
After all, if Alexander-Arnold does wind up in Spain, he should quit his beloved No.66 shirt, with registered first-team gamers in La Liga solely permitted to put on numbers 1-25.
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