Liverpool: Alexander-Arnold makes two contract extension demands to put Van Dijk future in doubt
Trent Alexander-Arnold owns reportedly administered Liverpool with 2 final notifications if he’s to prolong his covenant at Anfield despite Real Madrid being ‘idealistic’ over wrapping up the complete-earlier.
Alexander-Arnold is out of covenant at Liverpool in the summer season, and the Reds have dropped short in their campaigns to encourage the academy grad to prolong his purchase at Anfield.
He can talk to international suitors this month and it’s been universally given that he will reaction to Real Madrid in the summer season, previously a bombshell report on Brand name-wanted Year’s Eve pretended the Spanish titans were enthused to reimbursement Liverpool a charge to indication him in the current send home window.
Arne Slot dropped short to plunged rumours of his January exit to bed in his press meeting in floater of the Reds’ clash with Manchester United on Sunday among claims Madrid are readying another bid.
But with one voice is not lost for Liverpool in their bid to group Alexander-Arnold at the nightclub beyond the summer season according to send maven Ben Jacobs.
He told talkSPORT: “Real are attempting simultaneously to avail him presently and of program to pre-concur something, if not, for the summer season.
“We realise that they’re idealistic, but what we need to time out is that, contrary to some ideas in Spain, Trent hasn’t yet told Liverpool anything – whether he’s staying or whether he’s going.
“So the Liverpool purchase is there on the table. Trent and Liverpool are also compelled in talks. But, of program, the longer it goes on with Liverpool implementing nicely on the arena without Trent wrapping up, the much more inevitable it will really feel he’s off to Madrid.
“As of presently, Liverpool have got no indication Trent owns comprised his psyche. As a impact, they’ll still really feel some arcades are going on, some use is being administered by the Alexander-Arnold camp.
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“Remarkably, the unalike other point I’ve listened to is that, although Trent is not responsive to a mid-period reaction, what he executes twinge from Liverpool, if he is to prolong, is a three-year covenant minimum and, in the long-sprinted, to be captain of the football nightclub.
“So group an eye as to whether conceivably Virgil van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold talks are slightly entwined. And also if Trent is told he’s gleaning compelled in be captain in the long sprinted, executes that impact Virgil van Dijk?
“But as of presently, what I think we can specify is that Liverpool are much more prospect that Van Dijk and Salah could stay, whereas Trent Alexander-Arnold feels like an responsive eventuality at the moment.”
