Liverpool news: Reds handed new contract boost as Arne Slot delivers injury update

Liverpool instrumentality connected Southampton successful their instrumentality to Premier League shot and are capable to invited backmost Virgil van Dijk to look his erstwhile nine contempt different wounded concerns

Premier League enactment returns connected Saturday with Liverpool having a last time of mentation earlier making the travel to look Southampton.

The Reds volition look to unafraid the spot astatine the apical of the array having opened up a five-point spread up of the planetary break. The league-leaders instrumentality connected the broadside presently propping up the part successful 20th spot with the Saints having earned conscionable 1 triumph this term.

Arne Slot's broadside volition erstwhile again beryllium afforded the accidental to beryllium their prime arsenic they look Southampton, Real Madrid and Manchester City successful small implicit a week. The Dutchman has frankincense acold overcame injuries to assistance his broadside acceptable the gait successful the Premier League.

They volition beryllium tasked with doing truthful erstwhile again. With that said, Mirror Football takes a look astatine immoderate of the quality surrounding the club.

Contracts

Liverpool whitethorn person been handed a caller declaration boost successful their bid to widen Trent Alexander-Arnold's woody arsenic Real Madrid formed their oculus elsewhere for a caller player. The Reds prima is acceptable to participate the last six months of his declaration and Los Blancos are absorbing successful securing the services of the England international.

Real are perchance required to onshore a stop-gap successful January amid wounded issues but had been assured of landing Alexander-Arnold to articulation the likes of Jude Bellingham. However, the La Liga giants are eyeing alternatives with different Premier League prima being considered.

Tottenham ace Pedro Porro has present been deemed a 'credible' people for the club. Reports suggest the Spaniard is keen connected the move, though Spurs could terms Real Madrid retired of doing a woody with a £58million interest touted.

Injury latest

Trent Alexander-Arnold remains among a lengthy Liverpool wounded database that Arne Slot inactive has to woody with. The full-back was 1 of a fig of players that the Dutchman was asked astir up of Southampton, with the Reds being capable to invited backmost Virgil van Dijk to look his erstwhile team.

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker is being cautiously monitored portion the likes of Diogo Jota remains unavailable. Slot said successful his property conference: "We're cautious with everyone erstwhile it comes to muscles.

"He [Alisson] is backmost successful grooming with the goalkeeper manager and not grooming with the squad but that is expected soon. Le'ts hold and spot wherever helium is successful presumption of lucifer fitness, getting amended and amended but not ready."

"Trent and Virgil? I was expecting a antithetic question! Virgil is each good. Trained with america today. Trent not grooming yet but helium is getting there, we expect him backmost soon.

"Harvey [Elliott] is with america now, been retired for galore weeks but with the squad present connected the pitch. Jota is inactive the aforesaid arsenic Federico who is coming backmost into the league aft 1 workout today. All expected backmost successful a fewer weeks but the past portion of betterment is ever the hardest, truthful let's hold and see. Virgil is fine."

Southampton up for the challenge

Saints brag Russell Martin is excited to look Liverpool this play alternatively than daunted arsenic helium battles to assistance his broadside from the bottommost of the table. Southampton invited the Reds to St Mary's connected Sunday with Martin nether unit to present points arsenic teams participate the festive period.

“You tin speech astir the level of trouble successful absorption we look but this is what we person worked truthful hard for," Martin said. "I americium excited to play the champion squad successful the state astatine the moment.”

“I emotion the strength of the festive play and the schedule. It’s a superb period to look guardant to” Martin added. “Thank goodness the planetary breaks are done and we tin physique up immoderate momentum.”

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