What we see from Liverpool now we have not seen before! – It is quite clear that it tastes of success and that the bosses at Anfield intend to give the club’s new manager Arne Slot everything they can to start picking trophies.
Liverpool lead the Premier League with a full five points over Manchester City, who are clearly no longer unbeatable. – Part of the plan is to keep their stars, while Mohamed Salah looks set to stay, it has been read out that Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has been a Liverpool player next summer, will go to Spanish football for free.
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Liverpool will make a last-ditch attempt to stop Trent Alexander-Arnold from joining Real Madrid by offering a Premier League record salary. TBR Football, which reports that Liverpool realize they are running out of time to convince Alexander-Arnold to sign a new contract.
They write that Liverpool will offer the right-back an astronomical salary to stay at Anfield.
Alexander-Arnold will get a salary offer that will make him the highest-paid player in the Premier League and one of the highest-paid footballers in the world. It is a desperate last attempt by Liverpool, who fear that Alexander-Arnold has all but agreed to join Real Madrid on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Trent Alexander-Arnold currently earns £180,000 a week, if he is to become the highest paid in the Premier League, that salary must more than double.
Alexander-Arnold’s future is very much up for discussion now, as his contract at Liverpool expires in 2025.
Contract talks have not gone well, and it was widely reported in Spain last month that Alexander-Arnold had rejected Liverpool’s latest offer. Time is now running out for Liverpool to get Trent to sign a new deal before he can discuss pre-contracts with new clubs from January.
Real Madrid have been long-term admirers of Alexander-Arnold and see the right-back as the long-term successor to the aging and injured Dani Carvajal. They want to sign him on a free transfer next summer.
It has been reported in Spain that Madrid have offered Alexander-Arnold a five-year contract worth €17-18 million a year.
Liverpool are determined to keep Trent as they are already expected to lose Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk next summer when their deals expire.
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Alexander-Arnold was born in Liverpool and grew up in the club’s youth academy from the age of six.
He made his senior debut for Liverpool at the age of 18 in 2016 and became a key player in Jurgen Klopp’s successful era at the club.
Famous for his brilliant right foot, vision and long cross-field passes, Alexander Arnold has made over 300 appearances for Liverpool.
He has won seven trophies with Liverpool, including the 2019 Champions League and 2020 Premier League.
He has been topped 33 times by England, but under former manager Gareth Southgate never had the same trust from the country as he has had in his club.
