Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future at Liverpool remains uncertain, with his contract set to expire next summer and no renewal talks yet initiated by the club.
The England international has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid throughout the transfer window.
Although the 25-year-old stayed at his boyhood club for the current season, reports suggest that the Spanish giants remain eager to sign him on a free transfer next year.
Alexander-Arnold has largely stayed silent about his future but recently opened up in an interview
He expressed his desire to one day captain Liverpool while acknowledging that such decisions are beyond his control.
While he reaffirmed his commitment to Liverpool for the current campaign, he stopped short of making any long-term promises about his future at Anfield.
Alexander-Arnold said via The Athletic: “I have always said I want to captain the club.
“That is a goal of mine, but whether it happens is out of my hands. I want to be a Liverpool player this season, at minimum.”
Sharing his insights on Alexander-Arnold’s recent comments and the ongoing interest from Real Madrid, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said on CaughtOffside’s The Debrief podcast: “Well, look, I think Trent has been very honest in his statements.
“So I think the situation is quite clear for Trent and it’s really similar to Van Dijk and Mo Salah.”
“The priority will be to talk to Liverpool.
“So there will be conversations for Trent, for his camp, his agents and Liverpool in the next weeks, in the next months, to discuss the contrast situation, to discuss the future of the club, obviously to discuss what’s going to happen with the new project with new directors.
“It was the first summer under Edwards and Richard Dukes, also with new manager Arne Slot, so obviously Trent wanted to understand the situation. Now there will be conversations.
“So the priority will be the conversations between Liverpool and Trent, and then we will see if they will be able to reach an agreement or not.
“But the priority is Trent-Liverpool to talk, to discuss, and then in case they can’t reach an agreement we know how appreciated he is by Real Madrid.”
“I keep mentioning that since March because Real Madrid obviously like a fantastic player like Trent they’re always very attentive to potential free agent top players like Trent and so Real Madrid are always keeping an eye to these kind of opportunities but at the moment it’s not a negotiation between Real Madrid and Trent, the priorities for Liverpool and so they have their chance.”
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