Reviews in Spain declare Actual Madrid have contacted Trent Alexander-Arnold to gauge curiosity in a switch, saying he has “not responded” to Liverpool’s presents.
Alexander-Arnold is three months away from with the ability to communicate to golf equipment exterior of England over a free switch.
There isn’t any suggestion but that that is his intention, after all, however with no stories of a breakthrough in negotiations with Liverpool rumours to be anticipated.
The newest has come from Spanish outlet Relevo, who declare that Actual Madrid have been in touch with the right-back’s representatives on “a number of” events to seek out out “the possibilities of success of a potential operation.”
It’s reported that Alexander-Arnold “has not responded to any of the renewal proposals” from Liverpool, together with one made “lately.”
Extremely, Relevo counsel that Actual’s plan can be for the 25-year-old to “steadily take over” from Dani Carvajal, reasonably than changing a participant who will flip 33 in January.
Extra nonsense?
Liverpool followers can maintain concern over Alexander-Arnold’s future, however this newest replace shouldn’t be price getting carried away with.
Firstly, the timing of the report – on the again of Actual’s shock 1-0 loss to Lille within the Champions League – is especially suspicious, with this usually a tactic utilized by the Madrid membership to regain favour with their poisonous help.
And the participant himself has insisted that his contract state of affairs wouldn’t be “performed out in public,” as he instructed reporters final month.
“Look, I’ve been on the membership 20 years now,” he defined within the blended zone after the 3-0 win over Bournemouth.
“I’ve signed 4 or 5 contract extensions and none of these have been performed out in public. This one received’t be both.”
It’s not in his or his consultant brother Tyler’s nature to debate developments in talks with journalists, and if there may be progress in negotiations with Liverpool that can probably break shortly earlier than any official announcement.
That ought to lengthen to any hypothetical contact with Actual, too, and except sources throughout the Spanish membership have leaked particulars to Relevo there can be little reality to them.
Arne Slot was requested but once more for the most recent of recent contracts for Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk in his pre-Crystal Palace press convention – and gave his typical “boring” reply.
“It’s the identical boring reply as all the time,” he replied.
“I may actually perceive should you ask me this as soon as each two weeks, however should you ask me this after two or three days once more, you’ll nonetheless get the identical reply and other people really feel that I’m boring them.”