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Trent Alexander-Arnold has not played for Liverpool since his injury against PSG(Image: Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Time will tell if this proves to be Trent Alexander-Arnold's long goodbye.

But amid widespread reports that Real Madrid are working on finalising a deal to sign the Liverpool right-back on a free transfer, it appears his trophy-laden stint at Liverpool is coming to an end.

Alexander-Arnold has won seven major honours with the Reds and could well add another to his collection before the season is out.



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Liverpool are 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League with nine matches to play and only a disastrous slip-up would see them fail to get their hands on the English top-flight title for a record-equalling 20th time.

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But how many games Alexander-Arnold will play in the run-in remains to be seen.

The England international is currently sidelined with the ankle injury he sustained in the Reds' heartbreaking Champions League penalty shoot-out exit to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield earlier this month.

As the 26-year-old gingerly made his way off the pitch, the thought must have crossed his mind whether he had played his last match for the club he joined as a six-year-old.

However, the damage is not as bad as first feared.

And while Alexander-Arnold is expected to be sidelined for a number of weeks yet, he should be back in action by the end of April.

Liverpool's last game next month sees them host Tottenham Hotspur on April 27 (4.30pm kick-off).

That could yet be the day the title is sealed.

The Reds then travel to Chelsea, which has been moved to a 4.30pm kick-off on Sunday, May 4, before they welcome Arsenal to Anfield, travel to Brighton & Hove Albion, and then entertain Crystal Palace on the final day of the campaign.

Alexander-Arnold has refused to be drawn on speculation about a move to Real Madrid.

But with it now well established that the defending European champions are moving closer to sealing a pre-contract agreement with the player, the silence is beginning to be deafening.

Before a move to the Spanish capital is confirmed, however, Madrid have an obligation to inform Liverpool.

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The Reds have had no word yet from Real, a spokesperson for whom said: “We never comment on players that are not ours.”


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