Liverpool supporters are enjoying the start of the journey with Arne Slot at the helm, but are worried about what will happen to the trio at the end of their contracts that form the backbone of the Liverpool team. So when the Spanish media claims one of the trio has informed Liverpool management that he has made the decision to wear the Real Madrid shirt next season, it automatically becomes a hot topic around the lunch table in the red part of Liverpool. The local newspaper threw itself into the case – and dampened the “crisis mood”.

By losing Trent Alexander-Arnold. Because this is what Marca claims is going to happen. On Saturday, the Spanish media reported that the 26-year-old has knocked on the door of Liverpool management and let it be known that he chooses Real Madrid over extension.

The Liverpool Echo threw itself around and contacted its network in and around the club and players.

“The ECHO understands that Alexander-Arnold has not communicated to Liverpool that the choice is to join Real Madrid,” the local newspaper writes a few hours after Marca’s claim.

Before Echo adds that it looks like Alexander-Arnold’s future is not decided until the transfer window opens in January with the option to pre-sign contracts with other clubs.

So no guarantee that Alexander-Arnold will choose Liverpool, but the hope is still there.