Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot says defender Trent Alexander-Arnold just isn’t distracted by rumours of a transfer to Actual Madrid.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is totally dedicated to Liverpool, his supervisor Arne Slot has mentioned 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 towards Manchester United within the Premier League on Sunday, and he mentioned he had had a dialog with Alexander-Arnold however wouldn’t expose any particulars.
Requested if Alexander-Arnold can be staying at Liverpool past January, Slot solely mentioned: “I can let you know he’s enjoying on Sunday, and hopefully he brings the identical performances he introduced previously half-year.
“All people 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 just isn’t affecting the defender. “If it will destabilise gamers at Liverpool that different folks speak about them, then we might actually have an issue,” Slot mentioned. “As a result of in the event you play for one of many largest golf equipment on the planet, everyone all the time, for 12 months lengthy, will speak about you, generally in relation to different golf equipment.
“That occurs so, so, so many occasions 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”.
