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Arne Slot would not be drawn on the future of Liverpool vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold during his pre-Everton press conference, but the player is widely expected to join Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the current campaign.

Alexander-Arnold signed a four-year contract extension with Liverpool in 2021 but has long been courted by Real Madrid.

"When we were growing up with the team we had, I try to imagine if a team like a Real Madrid or a Barcelona [came in for one of our players] and we were a dominant team.

"We felt like we could go on for a long time and win leagues and challenge for European cups.

If you talk about the Manchester United team now, then yes — good luck, you deserve to go.

"Trent is possibly looking at Liverpool and thinking other than having a good team and winning the Premier League, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a dominant team for years to come.

It still feels like there’s a few issues at Liverpool with Trent, Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah.

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Liverpool vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold

You go to Real Madrid, and they are going to win leagues and European cups for the next 10 years so I can understand him wanting to do it from that point of view."

Liverpool.com says: Alexander-Arnold wouldn't be leaving because he doesn't think the Reds are heading in the right direction, but just because the allure of Real Madrid has proven too large
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