Trent Alexander-Arnold reveals what will decide his Liverpool future amid Real Madrid links

The defender, similar teammates Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, is retired of declaration adjacent summertime and has been powerfully linked with a determination to Real Madrid.

Los Blancos person signed a fig of high-profile players connected escaped transfers successful caller seasons.

Kylian Mbappe joined the nine this summertime upon the expiration of his declaration astatine Paris Saint-Germain, portion Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba person been signed arsenic escaped agents from Chelsea and Bayern Munich respectively.

Alexander-Arnold is believed to person a adjacent enslaved with Madrid prima Jude Bellingham too, further fuelling speculation astir a determination to the Spanish capital.

While the right-back confirmed helium wants to enactment astatine Anfield for the remainder of the season, helium stopped abbreviated of suggesting helium would decidedly beryllium staying long-term.

“I privation to beryllium a Liverpool subordinate this play [as a minimum] is what I volition say,” helium said.

“I person been astatine the nine 20 years now, I person signed 4 oregon 5 declaration extensions and nary of those person been played retired successful nationalist and this 1 won’t beryllium either.”

A merchandise of the Liverpool academy, the 25-year-old made his debut successful 2016 and has since lifted astir each large trophy connected connection astatine nine level.

Still, it is the pursuit for much silverware that volition yet determine wherever Alexander-Arnold’s aboriginal lays.

“The astir important happening is ever trophies if I americium honest,” helium added.

“I privation to triumph trophies, I americium a subordinate who is highly motivated by trophies and winning things and being elite. So that is astir apt the main origin of anything, if you person a property that is elite, who wants to triumph and volition bash thing to triumph past that is what drives me.”