The Reds hope to keep their howmegrown right-back who has attracted the interest of Real Madrid as his contract ticks down towards the end of the season
The Reds hope to keep their howmegrown right-back who has attracted the interest of Real Madrid as his contract ticks down towards the end of the season The Reds hope to keep their howmegrown right-back who has attracted the interest of Real Madrid as his contract ticks down towards the end of the season
Liverpool have offered Trent Alexander-Arnold a huge £78 million five year contract to try and keep the England defender out of the clutches of Real Madrid.
There’s a similar £300,000 a week deal on the Bernabeu table for the 26-year-old but in addition he could expect a huge signing on fee from the Spanish giants if he joins in the summer as a free agent.
It’s all left the player in a dilemma, torn between remaining at his home town club with the chance of further establishing himself as a Kop idol or becoming a Galactico capture for arguably the biggest club in world football.
Liverpool feel they can’t do anymore to try and entice Alexander-Arnold to remain at Anfield for the prime years of an already sparkling career on Merseyside.
There have been no demands from Alexander-Arnold to be handed the captaincy. He knows he is the natural successor to Virgil van Dijk when the Dutchman’s time as a regular first teamer comes to an end.
As reported Real Madrid would love to sign him now and are prepared to invest £20 million even though TAA becomes a Bosman free in the summer.
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That is non negotiable for Liverpool who are in the midst of what could be a Premier League title winning season. The player himself is against leaving in January, unwilling to rock the boat.
In the meantime he has kept his own counsel on the future as he weighs up both inviting options stating recently: “I have signed four or five contract extensions and none of those have been played out in public – and this one won’t be either.”
As revealed Liverpool are more confident of both Mo Salah and Van Dijk agreeing new two year deals with their current contracts also coming to an end in the summer.
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Like Alexander-Arnold they are now able to negotiate with foreign clubs and especially in Salah’s case there is huge interest from the continent and Saudi Arabia but he wants to extend his Liverpool stay for the right rewards.
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