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Trent Alexander-Arnold's contract situation at Liverpool remains unclear.(Image: Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Former Liverpool attacker Ryan Babel has fueled speculation as he failed to rule out the prospect of Trent Alexander-Arnold staying at Anfield.

The 26-year-old faces an uncertain future at his boyhood with his contract set to expire in the summer.

Real Madrid are firmly interested in the England international and saw their efforts to sign the full-back rebuffed but are set to return in the summer in a bid to lure Alexander-Arnold to Spain.

The Liverpool defender returned from a five-week layoff to score the decisive goal against Leicester City, last Sunday, to send the Reds 13 points clear at the Premier League summit.

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Alexander-Arnold is on the verge of landing a second top-flight winner's medal with the Reds, as a point will be enough against Tottenham Hotspur to secure the crown.

Much has been made of the celebration and ovation that he received from a section of the travelling Kop, with debate raging on whether he will join Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, who penned new two-year deals at Anfield - ending season-long speculation over their contract uncertainty.

"As long as nothing is signed, things can still be influenced," Babel said in an interview, cited by GOAL.

"I’ve seen crazy things in football, so everything is possible.

"At the same time, I think, and I understand from a Liverpool fan perspective, that they are disappointed and would love to see Trent extend longer with the club.

"Obviously, local boy, so it’s even maybe more sensitive.

"But at the end of the day, it’s Trent’s career.

"And if you look back, I think he gave everything for the club.

"He has won many things for the club already.

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"Sometimes as an individual, regardless if you are from that city, you have aspirations, you have dreams, and your career is only short.

"So you have to do what your heart desires.

"And if his heart desires to try and be successful, outside of Liverpool, we should wish him well."


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