We Both Know Where He's Going - Slot On Alexander-arnold

Liverpool head Arne Slot is "disappointed" to beryllium losing "a very bully full-back" successful Trent Alexander-Arnold and has hinted that nan England world will beryllium joining Real Madrid.

Alexander-Arnold said connected Monday that he is going to bring his 20-year spell astatine Anfield to an extremity by departing nan Premier League champions connected a free transfer erstwhile his statement runs retired connected 30 June 2025.

Since then, Real Madrid – nan nine he has been heavy linked pinch during nan play - have approached Liverpool astir signing nan 26-year-old earlier his woody runs retired truthful he tin play astatine nan Fifa Club World Cup, which starts connected 14 June successful nan United States.

Asked astir Alexander-Arnold leaving early for nan Spanish club, Slot said: "He hasn't said thing astir it himself.

"For me, it's intolerable to remark connected wherever he's going and if that is simply a nine that is going to play successful nan Club World Cup.

"You spot by my grin we some cognize wherever he's going to but it hasn't been said yet."

Liverpool won this season's top-flight title pinch 4 games to spare and big second-placed Arsenal connected Sunday (16:30 BST) pinch nan Gunners 15 points down them going into nan last 3 games.

Slot confirmed Northern Ireland world Conor Bradley, 21, will commencement astatine right-back against Arsenal arsenic nan Reds leader prepares for Alexander-Arnold's exit successful a business he was utilized to astatine his erstwhile clubs.

"Like everybody who is simply a instrumentality of Liverpool, we're disappointed for him leaving because not only a bully quality being is leaving nan nine but besides a very, very bully full-back is leaving america arsenic well," said Slot arsenic he said for nan first clip connected Alexander-Arnold's determination to leave.

"I besides worked astatine clubs for illustration AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord wherever each play a bully player, aliases aggregate bully players person near nan club. I'm a spot much utilized to players leaving.

"If a very bully subordinate is leaving past nan adjacent subordinate will measurement up and that's astir apt what's going to hap now."

The crippled pinch Arsenal will beryllium Liverpool's first since Alexander-Arnold announced his determination to time off and, while location has been a mixed reaction, it remains to beryllium seen what benignant of reception nan subordinate will get from nan Anfield crowd.

"That group person an sentiment astir us, if it is Trent aliases maine aliases personification else, that is not caller for anyone," said Slot.

"Probably, it's a spot much now for him than he is utilized to and astir apt a spot much antagonistic than he's utilized to but I don't travel each of this.

"I americium not present to show nan fans really they should react. I will spot Trent successful a spot - nan boys had a fewer days disconnected arsenic good - truthful I will hold and spot really he feels. I did speak to him connected WhatsApp.

"We are each disappointed but Trent is nan first 1 besides who said that he would for illustration america arsenic a squad and a nine not to beryllium not excessively overmuch distracted by this announcement.

"I americium hoping that each nan power connected Sunday goes to nan players and little arsenic imaginable to Trent - unless it is positive, past they tin do immoderate they want."