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Arne Slot Manager of Liverpool with Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Liverpool FC and LOSC Lille at Anfield on January 21, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

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Arne Slot gave little away when again asked about Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Liverpool future ahead of Wednesday’s Merseyside derby.

Madrid are required to inform Liverpool if they reach an agreement with the right-back, but that is yet to happen with both clubs continuing to not comment on the saga.

Alexander-Arnold is currently sidelined with an ankle injury and will miss Wednesday’s clash with Everton as a result.

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And when asked about the latest reports on his vice-captain’s future, Slot insisted Liverpool are not focused on such speculation.

“His situation is unfortunately that he is injured,” he said.

“Otherwise people would have spoken that he had one or two brilliant performances for the England team.

“But he is injured and for him that means he is fully focused on his recovery.

For us it means we will try to help him to be back as soon as he can.

“And for the rest, for eight months it went a bit up and down with talks about him, Virgil or Mo, but we have never been focused on those talks.

“We have always been focused on what we have to do, and for Virgil and Mo that is trying to win the Merseyside derby and for Trent it is trying to be fit as soon as he can.

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“It is a situation that is there for eight or nine months now and I think all these three players have performed so well under these circumstances so it doesn’t affect me at all.”


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