Will Alexander-Arnold's contract saga taint his Liverpool legacy?
What
Will Alexander-Arnold's contract saga taint his Liverpool legacy?
Key points
- While some players -- including Luis Suárez, Philippe Coutinho and, perhaps more pertinently, homegrown winger Steven McManaman (who joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in 1999) -- have had to leave Anfield in order to pursue silverware, Alexander-Arnold is part of a Liverpool team that looks poised to compete at the top level for years to come.
- For incoming sporting director Richard Hughes, the priority was ensuring Klopp's successor had the credentials to excel on Merseyside and -- with Liverpool now 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League table -- the hiring of Slot from Feyenoord Rotterdam appears to have been a masterstroke.
- Liverpool will be rightly criticised for their handling of the situation, with Alexander-Arnold one of three key players -- alongside captain Virgil van Dijk and goal-scoring talisman Mohamed Salah -- whose contracts will expire in June.
- Don Hutchison believes the Liverpool board need to communicate more with fans around the contract situation with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- Now, with three months left on his contract and Real Madrid closing in on a deal to sign him on a free transfer at the end of the season, it now seems highly likely that, for the first time in his career, he will soon be playing his football away from Merseyside.
Who
Arne Slot; Julian Ward; Jörg Schmadtke
When
Will Alexander-Arnold's contract saga taint his Liverpool legacy?
Where
Liverpool; Spain; Madrid
Why
Don Hutchison believes the Liverpool board need to communicate more with fans around the contract situation with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. (0:55) Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL -- As Jürgen Klopp and his players took in the ovation from the Liverpool fans after the Premier League's final day last season, one man appeared more emotional than most.
How
Don Hutchison believes the Liverpool board need to communicate more with fans around the contract situation with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. (0:55) Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL -- As Jürgen Klopp and his players took in the ovation from the Liverpool fans after the Premier League's final day last season, one man appeared more emotional than most.
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