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Liverpool fans have been adjusting to the idea that Trent Alexander-Arnold will be leaving at the end of the season.

Salah and Virgil van Dijk have both committed to extensions at Anfield, and Liverpool always knew it was in for a struggle as soon as Alexander-Arnold proved receptive to Real Madrid's overtures.

However, the line Alexander-Arnold has stuck to all season is that he will not discuss his contract in public, a stance he reiterated as recently as last weekend, following his winning goal against Leicester.



Some fans latched onto his reference to "special moments", the same phrase Van Dijk used during his contract announcement, but Alexander-Arnold sidestepped the big questions like a career politician.

Three days overdue, Salah has posted a captionless photo alongside Alexander-Arnold at the AXA Training Centre, and fans have naturally been pondering what it might mean.

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Mohamed Salah posted a selfie with Trent Alexander-Arnold to Instagram.

Alexander-Arnold would be risking a lot by leaving the place where he is adored