“Ridiculous” – Liverpool Slammed Over Handling of One of Their Key Players Contract Situation
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future at Liverpool is uncertain, with reports suggesting Real Madrid are interested in acquiring the player as he enters the last year of his contract.
Liverpool have faced heavy criticism for “ridiculous” management of Alexander-Arnold’s contract situation, with the defender’s deal set to expire at the end of the current season.
Along with Alexander-Arnold, several other key players, including Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, could leave the club for free next summer.
Real Madrid have been strongly linked to a potential move for Alexander-Arnold, and Jason Cundy has expressed concern over why Liverpool have allowed their vice-captain to reach the final year of his contract.
“Trent is the one that is a head-scratcher for me,” the former Chelsea defender said on talkSPORT. “He’s 25/26, to allow him to go, that is ridiculous for me. His contract is going to expire. How are we having this conversation, why is this conversation taking place?
“This conversation is obsolete, because the contract, as far as we’re aware, hasn’t taken place. I’m stunned, we’re in October now. If you value the player enough at your football club, they should not go into the final two years of their contract.
“As soon as you get into 18 months, question marks start, and then the player’s power becomes more and more. He’s got the golden ticket, Trent. He’s 26 years of age, obviously he wants to stay you would have thought at Liverpool, he’s been there since he was six.
“20 years he’s been at the football club, he’s very much part of the future of the football club. For us to be having a conversation about what might happen to him on the first of January… he can sign a pre-contract with Real Madrid on the first of Jan.
“That’s three months away, think about that. That is insane. Walk for nothing.” Alexander-Arnold has remained tight-lipped about his future so far, stating last month:
“I have always said I want to captain the club, that is an aim of mine and a goal of mine, (but) whether that happens is out of my hands.
“Look, I have been at the club 20 years now, I have signed four or five contract extensions and none of those have been played out in public. And this one won’t be either. I want to be a Liverpool player this season (as a minimum) is what I will say.
“The most important thing is always trophies, if I am honest. “I want to win trophies, I am a player who is highly motivated by trophies and winning things and being elite.
“So that is probably the main factor of anything, if you have a personality that is elite, who wants to win and will do anything to win, then that is what drives me.”
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