Liverpool could be facing a £250million crisis if they fail to secure the futures of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, and Mohamed Salah, warns Gary Neville.

The potential exit of the right-back will undoubtedly be a blow to Liverpool fans worldwide, but the fact that it would be a free transfer poses a significant problem for manager Arne Slot.

The Dutchman also faces the risk of losing Van Dijk and Salah as free agents, which would leave a gaping hole in his squad ahead of his second summer in charge of Liverpool.



On Thursday's edition of the Stick To Football podcast, sponsored by Sky Bet, Manchester United legend Neville warned that Liverpool may not have the financial resources to replace their three superstars should they all depart, reports the Mirror.

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"At the end of the season, it will leave Liverpool a huge hole if those three players [Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold] leave on a free," Neville said.

"I said that I thought he [Trent Alexander-Arnold] had to get more serious about his defending – I've said that constantly – or else it will cause him problems," he warned.

"I think it will cause him a problem at Real Madrid because they have Federico Valverde, who is playing right-back currently, and Dani Carvajal when he's back – he's going to have some serious competition.

They are brilliant players, and he's going to find it tough there.

"[On whether Valverde and Carvajal are better than Trent] I think Carvajal, from a balance of going forward and back – the problem is that he's 32 and has had a bad injury – but for me, Carvajal is a better full-back than Trent because of what he gives to the team.

It's unbelievable what Valverde is doing for them at the moment, so he's going to have competition when he goes."


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