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Arne Slott said Trent Alexander-Arnold is ‘playing on Sunday’ when asked if the Liverpool star could be sold to Real Madrid in January, who are reportedly ready for an earlier move.
Alexander-Arnold He is out of contract at Liverpool in the summer, and the Reds have been unsuccessful in their attempts to persuade the academy graduate to extend his contract at Anfield.
He could be in talks with foreign players this month and it is widely accepted he will move to Real Madrid in the summer, before a bombshell report on New Year’s Eve claimed Spanish giants are willing to pay Liverpool a fee to sign the current transfer. the window
Athletic David Ornstein said Real Madrid ‘set to sign Alexander-Arnold’But Liverpool rejected him ‘immediately’. He explained:
‘Liverpool have rejected Real Madrid’s approach to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in January.
The England international has been heavily linked with a move to the Bernabeu when his contract expires next summer and the Spanish club have now made their interest official.
‘Real Madrid contacted the Anfield hierarchy to find out if Liverpool were willing to sell Alexander-Arnold during the winter window. However, no figures have been discussed with Liverpool to make it clear they are not interested in negotiating a January exit for the 26-year-old.’
Asked about Alexander-Arnold’s future ahead of their clash with Manchester United on Sunday, Slott said: “I completely understand the question and why you ask it but you already know the answer. , this conversation I have never shared, not about Trent, but about what I talk about with them.
“If it destabilizes the players at Liverpool if other people talk about them then we will really have a problem because if you play at one of the biggest clubs in the world everyone always – 12 months Talks about you, sometimes about your other club.
“It happens a lot to our players, so if it destabilizes them, we would have had a problem not only now but in the last six months because there have been some talks about our players in the last six months and I It doesn’t. Don’t think it destabilized them at all.”
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Slott was then asked specifically about the possibility of Alexander-Arnold leaving in January and brushed off the question.
On the prospect of him leaving in January, Slott added: “I can tell you he’s playing on Sunday (against Manchester United) and hopefully he’ll bring the same performance he did. delivered the last half of the year because everyone saw what a great first half of the season he had, how much he’s here, how much he wants to win here.
“He had an incredible game against West Ham, we all remember the pass he made to Mo. I see him every day at the training ground. He is fully committed to us and he will be on Sunday. Will play – if they don’t tell me they are sick but I don’t expect them to.
Slott’s comments come amid claims that Madrid are considering returning with another inquiry for Alexander-Arnold, and are willing to pay £20.7m to complete the deal this month.
