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Trent Alexander-Arnold to Actual Madrid continues to be one of many hottest matter forward of the massive match between Actual Madrid and Liverpool tonight.
The 2 European giants meet within the Champions League, with Arne Slot’s aspect going into the match with an ideal report within the competitors, having gained all their video games to date..
Actual Madrid then again at the moment sit twenty first within the desk having gained 2 out of their 4 video games within the competitors to date, dropping the opposite two.
Nonetheless, the Spanish aspect has had the higher of the Reds during the last a number of years within the competitors, together with beating them twice within the closing within the Jurgen Klopp period.
The final time these two sides met was within the Spherical of 16 of the competitors again in 2022/23 season, with Madrid beating Liverpool 6-2 on mixture, together with a 5-2 win at Anfield.
Trent has been out injured for Liverpool because the worldwide break and even missed the sport in opposition to Southampton this previous weekend. Nonetheless, he did return to coaching forward of the Madrid recreation, with Slot hinting at a possible return in opposition to the La Liga giants.
Forward of the sport, amid the sturdy hyperlinks, his shut pal and England teammate Jude Bellingham was requested concerning the hypothesis linking Trent with a transfer to Madrid.
Nonetheless, Bellingham insisted it could be disrespectful to talk about Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future at Liverpool.
When requested whether or not he may image himself lining up with Alexander-Arnold at Actual Madrid subsequent season, Bellingham stated (quotes through Liverpool Echo):
“I’ll be enjoying alongside him subsequent season for England anyway. That shall be a assure. However he’s a Liverpool participant and it could be disrespectful to return to his dwelling in the present day with a giant recreation tomorrow and speak about one thing that may very well be misconstrued, so it’s essential to take that stress off him. I would like him to do rather well usually. Simply not tomorrow.”
Liverpool’s contract scenario has left followers fuming
Liverpool followers have been left upset with the way in which the membership has dealt with the contract scenario of three of their greatest gamers, and maybe three of the most effective of their positions within the league.
Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent, all three will see their contract come to an finish subsequent summer time, with the membership but to supply both of them new offers to date, in what’s a particularly strange situation.
Salah, who’s liable for 17 factors Liverpool have gained this season, together with securing all three factors vs Southampton this weekend, got here out and made his contract scenario public, expressing disappointment at the club for not offering him a new deal yet.
The three gamers are simply months away from being allowed to talk and agree pre-contract with different golf equipment. Dropping them would come as a giant blow for the membership.
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