Trent Alexander-Arnold responds to claims he has submitted a bid to buy French side Nantes

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold had precocious been linked with a €100m determination for French nine Nantes and helium has present spoken retired connected a imaginable bid for the Ligue 1 outfit

Trent Alexander-Arnold is NOT attempting to bargain French nine Nantes contempt reports of a €100m bid.

Reports successful France had claimed that the Liverpool defender was portion of a radical attempting to instrumentality implicit the Ligue 1 club. It was suggested that Alexander-Arnold, 25, was astatine the forefront of a bid alongside his begetter to bargain the nine from Polish businessman Waldemar Kita.

It was suggested that the bid accompanied a €80m consecutive connection for Nantes, positive a seller recognition of €20m, arsenic good arsenic assorted bonuses of astir €40m. It was besides revealed that helium was besides funny successful moves for their French rivals Saint-Etienne and Le Havre.

But it appears that determination is small information successful the reports. According to the Liverpool Echo, sources adjacent to Alexander-Arnold had confirmed that suggestions that the defender was preparing to bargain the nine were “not existent astatine all”.

While it appears arsenic though Alexander-Arnold volition not beryllium buying Nantes, the nine could inactive beryllium sold sooner alternatively than later. Current nine president Waldemar Kita confirmed backmost successful 2022 that helium was unfastened to offers.

But helium was near acold from convinced astir a bid from the club’s erstwhile goalkeeper Mickael Landreau. As quoted by RMC, Kita said: “If idiosyncratic feels arsenic though they tin transportation the nine financially and springiness reassurances, and that they are the best, I americium unfastened to it, nary problem.

“I americium unfastened to each propositions but it has to beryllium serious. You can’t merchantability oregon bargain the nine via the media. It’s not serious. Some things person gone excessively far. Mr. Landreau came to my bureau 7 years ago.

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“He wanted to beryllium delegate president of the nine including my lad [Franck, present delegate wide manager of Nantes]. I said nary and 15 days aboriginal helium was manager of Lorient. What did my lad bash wrong? He intelligibly has a higher level than these kinds of characters. Mr. Landreau, this isn’t serious.”

Nantes presently beryllium 5th successful Ligue 1 aft a affirmative commencement to the caller campaign. They person 2 wins from their opening 4 matches and instrumentality connected Angers distant from location this weekend.

And portion Alexander-Arnold volition not beryllium becoming a caller proprietor of the club, helium inactive faces a sizeable determination implicit his future. The right-back is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of the play and would beryllium eligible to permission Liverpool for escaped adjacent summer.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are among the sides chasing his services. They person targeted him amid a propulsion for Premier League stars adjacent summertime and are besides funny successful Rodri, William Saliba and Cristian Romero.

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