Liverpool news: Reds face transfer battle with Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold feelings clear

The aboriginal of Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been a large talking constituent contempt the England planetary helping his squad marque a accelerated commencement successful aggregate competitions

As Liverpool's players instrumentality a interruption from nine shot during the planetary break, the Reds person clip to absorption connected the declaration concern affecting 3 of their cardinal men.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are each retired of declaration successful the summertime of 2025. All 3 volition beryllium capable to talk to overseas clubs successful January with a presumption to signing a pre-contract agreement, and each 3 could perchance travel the likes of erstwhile stars Roberto Firmino and Gini Wijnaldum successful leaving for nothing.

There has been plentifulness of speech regarding each 3 players, but the speech astir Alexander-Arnold has mentioned 1 imaginable suitor successful particular. It's nary concealed that Real Madrid are successful the marketplace for a right-back, and the England prima surely fits the bill.

The question marks implicit Alexander-Arnold are beforehand and centre arsenic Mirror Football brings you the latest from astir Anfield. Here are the latest lines.

Real Madrid's Alexander-Arnold stance

Real Madrid haven't ruled retired a January propulsion for Trent Alexander-Arnold, according to Relevo. However, the Spanish nine recognises the trouble successful getting a mid-season woody implicit the line.

The aforesaid work indicates determination has already been interaction betwixt subordinate and club. Madrid volition beryllium capable to officially denote a pre-contract statement successful the caller year, but an earlier woody would necessitate them to negociate implicit a interest with Liverpool - thing which mightiness beryllium hard for specified an important subordinate for the Premier League club.

Dani Carvajal's ACL wounded could accelerate a determination for a caller right-back. An alternate to signing Alexander-Arnold successful January would beryllium bringing successful a stopgap signing earlier pushing up with their plans to motion the 26-year-old successful the summer.

Reds look transportation fight

Liverpool person been linked with Murillo successful the airy of the Brazilian's awesome signifier for Nottingham Forest. They aren't the lone nine successful the mix, though, with Real Madrid and Barcelona besides reported to beryllium keen connected the centre-back.

The 22-year-old, who joined Forest from Corinthians successful 2023, earned his archetypal elder Brazil call-up for November's planetary break. He followed that up by scoring his archetypal Premier League extremity for Forest successful their caller decision against Newcastle United.

What bash Liverpool request to bash successful the January transportation window? Have your accidental successful the comments section

Murillo has been mentioned arsenic a imaginable semipermanent successor to Virgil van Dijk if the Liverpool skipper leaves Anfield. Van Dijk's aboriginal is as-yet-undecided, and helium has spoken astir wanting to permission declaration discussions until aboriginal successful the summer.

Neville reacts to Liverpool rubric chances

Gary Neville was amazed to spot a projection suggesting Liverpool person a 60 percent accidental of winning the Premier League this season. Arne Slot's squad person a 5 constituent pb aft 11 matches, but inactive person to look reigning champions Manchester City location and away.

“Last night, I got stopped successful my tracks." Neville said connected the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. "I saw Sky Sports’ Instagram provender station a rubric probability percent – it blew my mind.

"Liverpool are 60% apt – the astir apt to triumph the title. Manchester City person a 34% accidental of winning the title, and Arsenal person a 4.9% accidental of winning. There’s nary mode that’s close – Arsenal astatine 4% and Liverpool astatine 60%? I don’t consciousness similar that probability is close astatine this infinitesimal successful time."

Liverpool are up against struggling Southampton successful their archetypal crippled backmost aft the planetary break. After that comes a tally of 3 immense games, though, with Manchester City visiting Anfield earlier Slot's broadside look Newcastle distant from location and instrumentality connected Everton successful the archetypal Merseyside Derby of the campaign.

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