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Van Dijk has been more diplomatic when quizzed over his future but has made it clear that he believes he can continue playing at the highest level for another three or four years.

“I love the club, the club loves me.”

As with Salah, his preference is to stay at Anfield.

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It’s been one of the most intriguing subplots to Liverpool’s season so far.

As Arne Slot’s side have set a blistering pace both in the Premier League and the Champions League, the futures of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have remained unresolved.

All three have received contract offers from sporting director Richard Hughes but negotiations have dragged on and, from January 1, the trio will enter the final six months of their current deals and can officially speak to foreign clubs about a possible move on a free transfer in the summer.

The noise around Alexander-Arnold has ramped up over the past week with multiple reports in Spain claiming he’s on the brink of signing for Real Madrid.

The Athletic has spoken to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation to understand the current state of play surrounding Liverpool’s vice-captain.

How likely is it that Alexander-Arnold joins Real Madrid?

It depends on who you speak to.

Sources close to Real Madrid insist they are increasingly confident of signing Alexander-Arnold as a free agent once his contract expires in June.

The Athletic revealed in October that the reigning Spanish and European champions had made the England right-back their No 1 target following discussions with manager Carlo Ancelotti after the loss of Dani Carvajal to a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury.

Madrid were encouraged by the lack of progress in talks between Liverpool and Alexander-Arnold over a new contract. Sources close to Madrid state that since mid to late November, they have believed the 26-year-old has been leaning towards moving to Spain after making informal contact with the player’s camp.

Those same sources expect Alexander-Arnold, who has a close friendship with Madrid’s England international midfielder Jude Bellingham, to sign a pre-contract agreement with the Bernabeu club in January. They say a long-term deal of at least four years and a hefty signing-on fee have been proposed.


Spanish newspaper Marca claimed on Saturday that “Alexander-Arnold has already told Liverpool he wants to play for Real Madrid”, but senior Anfield figures are adamant that is not the case. Head coach Slot has made it clear that Liverpool still retain hope that he will stay with his boyhood club.

Fellow Spanish publication AS claimed that “the signing is 90 per cent complete… Trent has one foot in Real Madrid”. However, sources close to the situation on Merseyside have dismissed suggestions that an agreement between the player and the European champions is close and insist that, up to this point, Alexander-Arnold’s camp have had no formal discussions with any club other than Liverpool.

They say staying at Anfield remains a possibility as he prepares to make the biggest decision of his life, both from a professional and personal perspective.

vaučer wrote: ↑31/12/2024 17:17 Ništa novo uglavnom.

vaučer wrote: ↑31/12/2024 21:18 Ma mislim da 99.9% sigurno ide, samo u Athletic članku kako sam citirao nisam vidio ništa osim sranja koja smo čuli već iz Marce. To da Real gonja Januar ne znači nadam se da će debil dati transfer request. To bi stvarno bilo dno dna s njegove strane. Ionako je naguzio klub dobrano, ako i sekund zasere atmosferu ove sezonu nek se nosi u kurac. Mene brinu Mo i Virg, Trent je najlakše zamjenjiv.

“I have been at the club 20 years now and I have signed four or five contract extensions… and none of those have been played out in public. This one won’t be either.”

and what the club considers affordable within their budget and successful policy of self-sustainability.

AmiĐa_Idriz wrote: ↑01/01/2025 11:41