Graeme Souness claims Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has ‘made up his mind’ about Real Madrid move
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Liverpool legend Graeme Souness claims Trent Alexander-Arnold may have already ‘made up his mind’ over a summer move to Real Madrid and said new manager Arne Slot is already dropping hints.
Alexander-Arnold has been an ever-present cog in Liverpool’s machien in recent years but faces an uncertain future at the club.
The full-back, who came through the Reds’ academy, has just 12 months left on his current contract, a position Mohamaed Salah and Virgil van Dijk also find themselves in.
Alexander-Arnold has been withdrawn early in each of Liverpool’s first three games by new boss Slot and Souness believes it;s a sign that the 25-year-old is looking to move on.
‘Trent Alexander-Arnold is tailor-made for Real Madrid in terms of the way he plays, and he’s got an unbelievable delivery – not to mention he’s good friends with Jude Bellingham,’ he said, speaking on William Hill’s Three Up Front podcast.
‘He could end up at Madrid and that message may already have been relayed to Liverpool. I don’t see any obvious reason to take Trent off against Manchester United, other than if they know he’s leaving.
‘They’d still want to keep him on side for the rest of the season and he’ll go for free at the end of it.
‘The message that he’s made up his mind may already have been relayed to the higher-ups at the club. He’s running his contract down.
‘If you’re going to leave Liverpool, where else other than Real Madrid can you really go to better yourself?’
While Alexander-Arnold has not spoken publcially about his contract situation, Slot has previously explained the decision to bring off the right-back in the early part of the season.
‘Trent came back from the national team where in the beginning of the tournament he played quite a lot then he didn’t, had a few weeks off, came back – this was only his third game,’ the Duthcman said after the Reds’ 2-0 win over Brentford.
‘We have to take care of him because we need him for the whole season and not only for the first two games. The good thing for me is I have a very good back-up with Conor. That means we are taking care of Trent but he played a good game.’
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