Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot says defender Trent Alexander-Arnold isn’t distracted by rumours of a transfer to Actual Madrid.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is totally dedicated to Liverpool, his supervisor Arne Slot has stated amid rumoured curiosity within the England right-back, together with from European champions Actual Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold’s contract with the Reds expires on the finish of the season, so he’s now free to signal a pre-contract settlement with one other membership, exterior of England, if he needs.
Madrid reportedly needs to signal him and the Spanish membership was reportedly rebuffed when it made an preliminary inquiry concerning the 26-year-old in late December.
Slot was requested concerning the defender’s scenario in a information convention earlier than Liverpool’s match in opposition to Manchester United within the Premier League on Sunday, and he stated he had had a dialog with Alexander-Arnold however wouldn’t reveal any particulars.
Requested if Alexander-Arnold could be staying at Liverpool past January, Slot solely stated: “I can inform you he’s taking part in on Sunday, and hopefully he brings the identical performances he introduced previously half-year.
“Everyone noticed how nice a primary half of the season he had, how a lot he’s right here, how a lot he needs to win right here. I see him on the coaching floor daily … he’s totally dedicated to us.”
Slot added that he’s positive Madrid’s pursuit of Alexander-Arnold isn’t affecting the defender. “If it will destabilise gamers at Liverpool that different folks speak about them, then we’d actually have an issue,” Slot stated. “As a result of for those who play for one of many greatest golf equipment on the planet, everyone all the time, for 12 months lengthy, will speak about you, typically in relation to different golf equipment.
“That occurs so, so, so many instances for our gamers, so if that destabilises them then we actually would have had an issue, not solely now however the previous six months.”
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are also out of contract at Liverpool on the finish of the season, with the previous saying a new deal is “far away”.
