Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Trent Alexander-Arnold could, reportedly, sign for Real Madrid this summer.
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We're now less than a week away from the Reds' return to action in their Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield, a match that Trent Alexander-Arnold will not be playing.
Although that is only because of injury - not because of a fresh wave of reports surrounding his future and the impending expiry of his Liverpool contract. That has been a talking point all season long, but reared its head yet again during the international break with speculation over a prospective move to Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold is now reputedly close to a pre-contract agreement with the Spanish side, before becoming a free agent at the start of July. Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are also in the same situation, but the academy graduate appears to be the first domino to fall.
Elsewhere, a major summer is being teed up at Anfield as Arne Slot could make alterations to his squad. Several top players such as Alexander Isak of Newcastle United, Bayer Leverkusen duo Jeremie Frimpong and Jonathan Tah plus Southampton prodigy Tyler Dibling are subject to rumours of interest.
Hugo Ekitike, a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt, has been linked with heading to Liverpool, while Wataru Endo is said to be turning heads at the same German club. The latest speculation about Jarell Quansah is that Newcastle United hope that £30m plus add-ons will be accepted by the Reds this summer.
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