Liverpool are now at serious risk of losing Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold without compensation. All three players are vital for Arne Slot’s team, the three Liverpool captains, and yet, all three are running down the final season of their respective contracts. How and why the Merseysiders have allowed this to come to pass remains a mystery.
There has, of course, been plenty of speculation about what happens with each come next summer. But while Salah has repeatedly said he would love to stay at the club and end his playing days at Anfield and Van Dijk has recently revealed talks were underway for his new deal, no such encouragement has come regarding Alexander-Arnold. Why?
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In fact, there have been claims in Spanish media that the England international has already informed Liverpool he would not be signing a new deal, with Real Madrid believed to have put him on top of their transfer wish list as they seek for a long-term successor for Dani Carvajal.
Such reports, especially coming from Spain, are rarely accurate. Kylian Mbappe, for example, did eventually join Real, but outlets like Marca and AS had him practically wearing the famous white shirt already two years before the transfer actually happened. Even Salah was keen to join Los Blancos a few years back, they said, and that never happened.
But, a careful look at the situation right now doesn’t inspire optimism when it comes to Alexander-Arnold signing a new contract. Salah is 32 and Van Dijk is 33 years old, and while they’re still players of sublime quality, they aren’t exactly young prospects and other top clubs, seeking to build their teams for the future, probably won’t be throwing vast amounts of money their way to try and sign them. All they can hope for (unless they go to Saudi Arabia) are reasonable terms.
But it’s quite different for Alexander-Arnold. At the age of 26, his playing characteristics are rather unique….
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Author : Veselin Trajkovic
Publish date : 2024-10-26 20:01:44
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