I don’t think Liverpool are confident Trent Alexander-Arnold will stay - Real Madrid will be in his head
Glen Johnson has claimed that Liverpool will lack confidence in extending Trent Alexander-Arnold's contract at the club. The 26-year-old is into the final six months of his current deal at Anfield and has been the subject of intense interest from Real Madrid.
The defender is one of three high-profile contract issues on Merseyside for Arne Slot and the Liverpool hierarchy to solve. Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah are also facing scrutiny over their futures in L4 as they also head into the closing months of their current contracts.
Johnson has argued that the longer the saga drags on, the less confidence Liverpool will have, and the former Reds defender believes that there won't be too much that the club can do to convince him to remain in the Premier League over a move to the Spanish captain.
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"I don’t think Liverpool will be confident that they can tie Trent Alexander-Arnold down, the longer it goes on, the unlikelier it looks," he told BetVictor. "They have an awful lot going in their favour of course, they might win the league and Trent’s a local lad.
"That said, let’s face it, every team out there wants to sign Trent on a free. It’s difficult to say that they’re certain they’ll tie him down.
"I can’t see Liverpool being able to do much to sway his decision that they haven’t already done. I don’t think the captaincy is something that holds as much weight as before, all players are captains now on the pitch. It’s down to how much he wants to stay and whether he wants to move on in the next stage of his career.
"If there was the exact same contract in front of him from both Real Madrid and Liverpool, then it’s really a case of what the player wants.
"Trent is super professional. I don’t think you’ll see any effect on the pitch, but the prospect of a move to Madrid will be going through his head. Naturally, you want to play for these giants and when they come calling it’s going to get your attention."
