Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s Liverpool future is a significant speaking level and a key replace has emerged over “ongoing” contract talks at Anfield.
Reds supporters proceed to sweat over the way forward for the 26-year-old, amid Spanish studies claiming he had advised Liverpool he wouldn’t signal a brand new deal and that he needs to affix Actual Madrid in 2025.
Alexander-Arnold would be capable of transfer to the Champions League holders on a free switch subsequent summer season, in what could be an infinite blow for Liverpool.
Talking to This Is Anfield, dependable journalist David Lynch defined that the boyhood Reds fan stays in “talks” over a brand new deal, shutting down the rumours from overseas.
* David Lynch was talking completely with This Is Anfield. You possibly can subscribe to David’s Substack right here.
“I feel sure components (of the Spanish media) are to be utterly ignored,” Lynch stated.
“In the case of Actual Madrid and shops like his, you realize what the playbook is and the way they try to unsettle gamers.
“The very fact is, sure, nothing is settled, possibly it’s a risk that he does go to Actual Madrid, however in the meanwhile, Liverpool and Trent are nonetheless in talks over a brand new contract.
“If he’d gone so far as to inform Liverpool that he wasn’t going to signal a brand new contract and he needs to go to Actual Madrid on a free switch, I can assure now that data could be on the market.
“It fits Liverpool to place that on the market, so it could be recognized by now.
“Clearly, that hasn’t occurred and he hasn’t made that declaration – these talks are ongoing and we hope they are going to be resolved fairly sharpish.
“I’m nonetheless optimistic round this one as a result of I do know Liverpool settle for his significance. He’s a participant coming into his peak years and so they’re at all times prepared to pay these gamers the massive cash, as they’ve executed repeatedly in recent times.
“He’s a Scouser, the longer term captain of the membership and we’ve had no indication from his aspect that he needs to go away, so I do have a tendency in direction of optimism on this one that it’ll ultimately get sorted.”
Profession-defining choice for Trent
Out of Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, it does really feel as if the right-back is the most probably not to signal a contract extension at Liverpool.
In contrast to his two teammates, his peak years might be in entrance of him and the lure of Madrid is large, given their European pedigree.
Alexander-Arnold overtly admitted lately that he needs to be remembered as “the best right-back to ever play soccer,” turning into the primary full-back to win the Ballon d’Or within the course of.
It might be argued that there’s extra likelihood of these issues taking place at Madrid, however a transfer away from Liverpool would nonetheless be an enormous danger.
The captaincy is Alexander-Arnold’s as soon as Van Dijk strikes on, and his boyhood hero Steven Gerrard ought to act as inspiration for him.
Gerrard opted to not be part of Chelsea within the mid-2000s, which might have damage his Liverpool legacy, and as an alternative went on to turn out to be among the finest gamers in Reds historical past over the following decade.
Alexander-Arnold may do the identical, and whereas there are the reason why a contemporary problem would enchantment, signing on on the membership he loves will hopefully be seen as the most suitable choice.
* David Lynch was talking completely with This Is Anfield. You possibly can subscribe to David’s Substack right here.
