- Actual Madrid have made an strategy to signal Trent Alexander-Arnold in January
- Arne Slot has revealed the Liverpool right-back will play in opposition to Man United
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Arne Slot says Trent Alexander-Arnold is ‘absolutely dedicated’ to Liverpool and has been ‘working his a*** off’ in coaching classes amid intense hypothesis and curiosity from Actual Madrid to signal him this month.
The European champions made an strategy earlier this week to signal Alexander-Arnold, 26, in January and are prepared to pay cash for him now relatively than getting him on a free switch when his contract expires in the summertime.
Liverpool rebuffed that strategy and can be anticipated to reject any official bids which can be forthcoming within the subsequent few days. And although Slot refused to rule out his proper again leaving this month, the boss mentioned Alexander-Arnold is absolutely targeted on Liverpool proper now.
Requested if he may categorically say Alexander-Arnold is not going to depart in January, Slot mentioned: ‘I can inform you he’s enjoying on Sunday (in opposition to Manchester United) and hopefully he brings the identical performances as he introduced in for the final half-year.
‘Everyone noticed how nice a primary half of the season he had, how a lot he’s right here, how a lot he needs to win right here. He performed an unbelievable recreation in opposition to West Ham, all of us bear in mind the go he gave to Mo (Salah).
‘I see him on the coaching floor daily working his ass off. He’s absolutely dedicated to us and he’ll play on Sunday – if they do not inform me he’s sick! However I do not anticipate them to.’
Arne Slot has urged that Trent Alexander-Arnold (above) is ‘working his a*** off’ in coaching
Slot (proper) insists the defender is ‘absolutely dedicated’ to Liverpool regardless of hyperlinks to Actual Madrid
He additionally revealed that Joe Gomez (above) is about to ‘miss just a few weeks’ with a hamstring harm
Slot was pushed whether or not the growing saga may derail Liverpool’s title bid and added: ‘If it will destabilise gamers at Liverpool if different folks speak about them then we might actually have an issue.
‘As a result of should you play at one of many largest golf equipment on the earth all people is all the time – for 12 months lengthy – speaking about you, typically in relation to different golf equipment. That occurs so, so many occasions for our gamers… so if that destabilises them, we actually would have had an issue.
‘Not solely now however within the final six months as a result of there have been some talks about our gamers within the final six months and I do not assume it destabilised them in any respect.’
In the meantime, Slot confirmed that Joe Gomez is about to overlook a minimum of ‘just a few weeks’ with the hamstring harm he suffered at West Ham final week – however fellow defenders Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley will prepare with the group for the primary time immediately as they step up their restoration.
