Liverpool go into the international break with a 12-point lead over rivals Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.
The Reds have enjoyed a fine season under Arne Slot, who took charge last summer after departing Dutch side Feyenoord.
The Dutchman has guided his side to 21 wins from 29 matches so far, although their lead at the top could be cut to nine points if Arsenal defeat Fulham before Liverpool face Everton in the Merseyside derby.
Away from the action, the futures of three key players have dominated discussion surrounding the Reds.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah are all set to be out of contract this summer, and the trio could therefore all depart Anfield as free agents at the end of the current campaign.
Now, it appears that Alexander-Arnold is edging closer to a move to one of Europe’s biggest clubs.
As per CaughtOffside, full-back Alexander-Arnold has rejected a new contract offer from Liverpool and is close to agreeing a move to Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold has rejected a new contract offer from Liverpool
The England international is a product of the Reds’ youth system and has been a regular at senior level for several seasons now.
The defender’s next appearance for Liverpool will be his 350th for the Merseyside outfit, but the report claims that the player is set to leave the club at the end of the current campaign.
It is claimed that negotiations between Real Madrid and Alexander-Arnold are ‘99% done’, with the 26-year-old set to move to the Spanish capital this summer.
Liverpool boss Slot is said to have attempted to persuade the right-back to stay put at Anfield and sign a new deal, but the player is now set to depart his boyhood club.
Fellow Spanish side Barcelona and German giants Bayern Munich were also interested in Alexander-Arnold, the report claims, but Real were always confident about their chances of agreeing a deal to sign the defender.