Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool (Picture by Eric Alonso, Alex Pantling, Maja Hitij/Getty Photographs)
Liverpool have improved their contract supply to star participant Trent Alexander-Arnold, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not clear if he’s prepared to just accept the proposal as Actual Madrid proceed to hover.
Sources with a detailed understanding of the scenario have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that Actual Madrid have a gathering scheduled for January in an effort to step up their pursuit of Alexander-Arnold, who stays one in every of their prime precedence targets.
Talks have been ongoing for months, however Actual Madrid now hope for an early January assembly with Alexander-Arnold’s entourage in an effort to pace issues up, CaughtOffside understands.
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Liverpool, for his or her half, have provided the England worldwide a four-year contract price round €20m per 12 months, with no ultimate resolution from the participant but.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah in Liverpool coaching (Picture by Jan Kruger/Getty Photographs)
Liverpool followers might be determined for constructive information on Alexander-Arnold, however there’s additionally Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to consider, as they’re additionally resulting from be out of contract on the finish of the season.
Sources have informed CaughtOffside that talks with Salah are actually progressing positively, with the seemingly end result trying like a two-year contract with the choice of a 3rd 12 months, although there are nonetheless some ultimate particulars to make clear.
It’s also understood that LFC have set a deadline for this to be accomplished by the tip of 2024 in order that the membership can put this saga to relaxation and totally deal with what might be a massively profitable season on the pitch.
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It stays to be seen if an settlement could be reached by then after what have felt like fairly difficult talks, however issues appear extra constructive now than they did just a few weeks in the past.
Van Dijk, in the meantime, has given his precedence to staying at Anfield, although he’s additionally eager, like Salah, on a deal operating for no less than two years and on beneficial monetary circumstances.
It might be a little bit of a big gamble by Liverpool to take a position an excessive amount of for too lengthy in two ageing gamers, however each will certainly really feel justified of their calls for after performing so nicely for Arne Slot’s in-form aspect this season.