Rising interest in Trent Alexander-Arnold – including from Real Madrid – should worry Liverpool, says ex-Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
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Liverpool face the prospect of losing Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk at the end of the season, but it's the potential departure of Alexander-Arnold that may prove to be the most impactful. The dynamic full-back is entering the prime years of his career but has been earmarked by Real Madrid as the long-term successor to Dani Carvajal, with rumours mounting that he could join close friend and England team-mate Jude Bellingham in the Spanish capital when his contract expires next summer.
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Alexander-Arnold, who recently admitted his dream is to win the Ballon d'Or, has done nothing to dispel the rumours linking him with a move away from Anfield, which has prompted former Spurs goalkeeper Robinson to tell the Reds they should be worried about watching him leave.
WHAT ROBINSON SAID
“I genuinely couldn’t see it with the relationship that he’s got with the club,” Robinson told Football Insider. “You know, he’s one of their own if you want for a better phrase. Such an integral part of the club, to be linked so heavily away at the moment, the stories that are coming out.
“We’ve heard stories that [Ibrahima] Konate’s in discussions for a new deal at Liverpool, [Virgil] van Dijk discussing a new deal. Trent’s situation, fairly quiet, other than other clubs becoming more interested in him, which from a Liverpool point of view is worrying. Because the rumours aren’t going away, are they? They’re building up and that’s what I’m hearing as well from my sources.
"All the noises that you hear about Trent at the moment that’s Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and the amount of European giants lining up to sign him. The list seems to be getting bigger so yeah, slightly less confident than I was before [that he will stay].”
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The 26-year-old, to his credit, hasn't let the rumours affect his performances this season. He'll aim to help Arne Slot's side maintain first place in the Premier League when they take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
