Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future has been in the spotlight recently, with Liverpool’s vice-captain now into the final year of his contract at Anfield amid reported interest from Real Madrid.
Speculation has inevitably been rife as to where the 25-year-old will be playing his football this time next year, with even minor cues perhaps being interpreted in some quarters as potentially significant hints as to how the saga will conclude.
On Wednesday morning, CaughtOffside reported that LFC chiefs have already begun discussions with the player’s representatives, with the intention of offering him a new four-year deal which’d run to 2029.
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The report also states: ‘It’s believed that the initial feeling is that there will be an agreement on personal terms because the England international is prioritising staying at Anfield despite the rumours linking him with a move to La Liga champions Real Madrid.’
It’s added that the Champions League winners ‘have yet to make any move – formal or informal’ for Trent.
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Although Trent isn’t due to link up with the Liverpool squad until the first week of August, following his role in helping England to the final of Euro 2024, it appears that Anfield chiefs have been hard at work with vital interactions with his agents.
If the vice-captain is to pen a new contract until the end of the 2028/29 season, that’d secure his future on Merseyside until he’s 30, thus keeping him with his hometown club for what’d most likely be the peak years of his career.
In a transfer window where incoming activity has thus far been conspicuous by its absence, tying down one of our most influential players on a long-term deal would feel every bit as significant as spending big on a shiny new signing, particularly in a summer where the squad is likelier to see cosmetic top-ups than a radical overhaul.
It’s hugely encouraging to hear that Trent seems to be leaning towards staying at Liverpool rather than jumping ship to Madrid, with the 25-year-old perhaps sensing a recognition that he’d continue to be a leader at Anfield, instead of having to prove himself to a notoriously hard-to-please Bernabeu home crowd.
Speculation will inevitably continue right up until the England star puts pen to paper on a new contract, but thankfully there’s an increasing indication that he’ll do just that sooner rather than later.
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