Former Liverpool star Stephen Warnock has voiced optimism regarding Trent Alexander-Arnold's future at Anfield, suggesting he could stay put beyond the current season.

Alexander-Arnold, a product of Liverpool's own academy, is widely tipped to seal a move to Real Madrid when his contract runs out in June, with murmurs of a $15.5m yearly salary already sealed by the Spanish titans.

However, Warnock isn't convinced it's all set in stone.



Because Trent is a local lad, he won't be on the type of money that they are on and he will be thinking, 'Pay me what they're getting paid.'

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"And it might be a case of just closing that gap and (they are) able to make that happen."

Nevertheless, Warnock highlighted the frustrations of the Liverpool faithful over the prospect of losing Alexander-Arnold for nothing: "But the other side of it is, what Liverpool fans are getting very frustrated by, is that he's potentially going to leave on a free transfer.

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"This is a player that you got on a free transfer (from the club's academy) who you haven't paid a penny for and has given you eight incredible years at the club."

Several sources suggest that Alexander-Arnold's current contract with Liverpool is valued at approximately $11.6m per season, with Salah earning twice that amount and club captain Van Dijk pocketing slightly more than $14.2m