The Trent Alexander-Arnold contract saga has dominated column inches all season. However, there is still no agreement between the player and Liverpool over a new deal despite claims and counter-claims from both sides.
Alexander-Arnold’s current deal expires at the end of the season and Liverpool fans are wary of watching the 26-year-old leave on a free transfer next summer.
Real Madrid have been working on a deal to sign him at the end of the season. They will only make their official approach in January but the European champions have already offered him a mega-contract.
Liverpool are still in negotiations with his representatives despite claims that the defender has rejected multiple offers of a new deal from the Merseyside giants.
The Reds are pushing the envelope to keep the defender at Anfield and Liverpool have offered him a contract that would make him the highest-paid player in the Premier League.
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Real Madrid have been growing increasingly confident that the defender will agree to move to the Spanish capital on a free transfer.
Alexander-Arnold has talked about wanting to win the Ballon d’Or and Real Madrid believe they can provide him the platform to achieve that ambition.
However, according to TeamTalk, Liverpool are of the opinion that the defender’s first preference is to stay at Anfield.
Apparently, he doesn’t want to leave his boyhood club and will most likely sign a new contract with the Merseyside giants in the coming months.
Alexander-Arnold has told Liverpool that he wants to become club captain and his desire is to remain at the club for the foreseeable future.
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The Reds do not understand where Real Madrid are getting their confidence from and they remain confident that the defender will sign a new contract.
However, there is still no agreement and the tension will only increase if a new deal doesn’t get agreed before January when Real Madrid will be able to table their contract offer.
Real Madrid hope that they can convince the right-back to ignore the offers from Liverpool and move to Spain in the next summer transfer window.
