Liverpool has a great record results this season on all fronts. Arne Slot's team is undefeated in the Champions League, is the leader of the league stage and is probably heading to the 1/8 finals. In the Premier League, Liverpool is the leader with 42 points, six more than second placed Arsenal. Additionally, he advanced to the semi-finals of the English League Cup. So far, only one team has found a way to defeat Liverpool – Nottingham Forest, which won 1-0 at Anfield after a goal by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
However, Liverpool still does not have a clear situation regarding the future of the three stars. This concerns Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who have valid contracts only until the end of this season. – All three are in constant talks with the club. We'll have to wait and see what happens. As long as they play this well, I will be happy with them – said Arne Slot after match with Leicester City (3:1). Jakub Stolarczyk, for whom it was his debut in the Premier League, played in Leicester's goal.
In the case of this trio, Alexander-Arnold seems to be most closely associated with Liverpool, who joined the club's academy at the age of six and progressed through all the youth levels. Trent made his debut in the first team on December 14, 2016, in a match against Middlesbrough (3-0), when he was 18 years, two months and seven days old. So far he has played over 330 matches for Liverpool, where he scored 19 goals and made 85 assists. What will his future be?
The star made his choice. He wants to play for Real Madrid
The Spanish daily “Marca” writes that Alexander-Arnold has chosen which team he wants to play in next season. The Englishman told Liverpool authorities that he wanted to play for Real Madrid. “Trent knows exactly what Real Madrid is like. He knows what this club stands for, straight from first hand from Jude Bellingham, one of his friends in the world of football,” we read in the article. Now Liverpool has to decide whether they will sell the player in January to make some money or keep him until the end of his contract.
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“Marca” adds that Real will patiently wait for the situation to develop. Relations between the clubs are very good, and a few weeks ago Liverpool contacted Real to find out if their interest in Trent was real. “Real Madrid will just wait and see. If the call comes, negotiations can start at any time. Trent seems to fall into the arms of seduction and Madrid's charm, as well as for the fact of experiencing a new experience,” write Spanish journalists.
Alexander-Arnold would be the eighth Englishman in Real Madrid's history. Apart from Bellingham, Real was represented by, among others: Michael Owen, Jonathan Woodgate, David Beckham and Steve McManaman. Alexander-Arnold would most likely compete for a place in Real's starting lineup with Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez.
Alexander-Arnold has played in 22 games this season in all competitions, providing five assists.