'He's gone' - Liverpool told Trent Alexander-Arnold has decided on transfer by Sky Sports pundit

Liverpool prima Trent Alexander-Arnold's aboriginal is successful the spotlight, arsenic the right-back has conscionable 8 months near connected his existent declaration amid involvement from Real Madrid

Liverpool person been told that they person 'no chance' of keeping Trent Alexander-Arnold, arsenic Real Madrid measurement up their pursuit of the England international.

Alexander-Arnold, 26, has entered the last twelvemonth of his declaration astatine Anfield and volition beryllium allowed to speech to overseas clubs erstwhile the January transportation window opens. Should the Liverpool ace, who started successful Wednesday's constrictive 1-0 win distant to RB Leipzig, determine to permission his boyhood nine connected a free, Madrid are the steadfast favourites to drawback him up.

The reigning kings of Europe and Spain are said to person placed Alexander-Arnold astatine the apical of their four-man shortlist for a caller right-back. Reports person intensified since the long-serving Dani Carvajal suffered a serious genu wounded earlier this month, ruling him retired until October 2025.

Liverpool brag Arne Slot insists that Alexander-Arnold hasn't been distracted by the sound astir him, offering anticipation that the 26-year-old volition motion a caller deal. But Sky Sports pundit Tim Sherwood reckons that a determination has already been made, suggesting that Anfield chiefs should absorption connected negotiating with Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, who are some besides retired of contract.

Asked whether Liverpool's beardown commencement nether Slot could assistance person the trio to stay, ex-Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Sherwood told Sky Sports: "That helps. We're talking astir 3 top-drawer players determination who privation to triumph trophies. They don't privation to beryllium determination conscionable to situation for Champions League positions. They each privation to triumph worldly truthful this commencement helps, it tin lone help.

"I deliberation with Trent, I deliberation he's gone. Once Real Madrid travel knocking for you… he's won everything astatine the shot nine and been a magnificent servant but there's nary accidental they're keeping him present I wouldn't person thought. With Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, I deliberation it's wholly antithetic due to the fact that I'm not definite wherever they are going to spell which is amended than Liverpool."

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Whether Sherwood is close remains to beryllium seen but Liverpool fable Jamie Carragher has already warned Alexander-Arnold that supporters would instrumentality a dim presumption of him swapping Merseyside for Madrid. "You've got 3 players - Van Dijk, Salah, and Trent - but erstwhile you're a section subordinate astatine Liverpool, leaving the nine is not conscionable a decision; it's complicated," Carragher declared connected the Stick to Football podcast.

"If van Dijk oregon Salah near connected a escaped transfer, Liverpool fans would apt privation them good and admit their contributions. But with Trent, it would beryllium different. The absorption would beryllium overmuch much intense."

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