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Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is being tipped to snub Real Madrid and stay at Anfield if Arne Slot’s Reds win the Premier League.
LIVERPOOL have been doing alot of business over the last couple of transfer windows adding players to the side that will help get the club challenging for titles once again, but they are also keen to keep hold of some of their biggest players.
Alexander-Arnold has been criticized for many of his defensive displays during his time at the club , but that doesnt hide the fact that he is still one of the very best players in his position.
The England star has been the subject of much speculation amid rumours of a new contract at Anfield and interest from Real Madrid, but now former Liverpool star Glen Johnson has claimed that Alexander-Arnold will stay if the Reds win the Premier League this season.
Speaking to Betfred, former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson said: “If Liverpool win the Premier League, then I believe he will stay. I don’t think he wants to leave and I don’t think Liverpool want him to leave, but the longer this goes on, then the less likely that he will stay.
‘He’s going to be at Liverpool or Real Madrid next season. I don’t believe he’ll go anywhere else and I don’t believe any other club can compete with them two. If Liverpool win the league, then I think he’ll stay.”
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There is so much speculation about the future of Alexander-Arnold and to be honest, he has not shown any real desire to show that he wants to stay, so if the right offer arrives he could leave.
He is able to hold talks about a move in the January, so LIVERPOOL only have a few week left to get this deal done.
VAN DIJK SPEAKS
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has confirmed that there are no updates regarding discussions over a new contract, despite the fact his current deal is set to expire at the end of the season.
At the very beginning of last summer window, LIVERPOOL lost Jurgen Klopp and quickly replaced him with Dutchman Arne Slot, who has a big reputation in the game of football.
That also led to all sorts of speculation and rumours in the media that Slot would be backed by the board and will be able to sign a number of players to help him play the kind of football that he likes in the next couple of transfer windows,
However – the club have not yet been able to agree a new deal with one of their star players as The Dutch centre-back’s current deal expires next summer, and there has been alot of speculation that he could leave the club at the end of the season.
It has been revealed that Liverpool have offered Van Dijk a new deal, but Following Liverpool’s narrow 1-0 victory against Girona in the Champions League, Van Dijk was questioned by BBC 5 Live Sport about the status of his contract talks. The Dutchman responded simply, stating, “There is no word. No word. No news.”
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Van Dijk looks like a player that does not want to leave the club and a player that LIVERPOOL do not want to see go, so we are sure that a new deal for the Dutchman will be wrapped up sooner rather than later.
But it will be interesting to see what kind of deal he signs, as Van Dijk is not in his prime anymore and will only get worse with age.
Still, he is one of the best in the world right now.
DANI OLMO CHANCE
There has been some stunning rumours emerge in the media this week which may give the likes of LIVERPOOL the chance to sign Dani Olmo from Barcelona in the January window, as the Spaniards may be forced to sell the midfielder.
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The former RB Leipzig playmaker has warmed to life at the Camp Nou, notching six goals in 12 appearances across all competitions from the heart of Barcelona’s midfield. He has definitely proven his worth to summer managerial appointment, Hansi Flick.
However – the Spaniard had only been registered for an initial six-month period, and the Catalans face another race against time to register their man for the second half of the season.
The news will alert a number of sides in the Premier League to a possible deal for one of the most creative players in La Liga right now, and a player that Chelsea were very much interested in signing before the decision was made to make the move to Barcelona.
But as per the report from Mundo Deportivo, there is a unique clause in Olmo’s contract which indicates that should the player not be registered for the club in future windows, he would then be able to depart as a free agent.
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It shows just what kind of financial difficulty that Barcelona are in that they may have to let one of the clubs most creative players leave because they cannot register him, it would be mad.
However – despite the latest rumours, we believe that this will all be sorted out and Olmo will end up staying at the club, especially as there are a number of players in the side that could generate enough money from being sold that this would not be an issue.
It is crazy to think that he could leave for nothing though.
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