Paul Merson expects Actual Madrid to ultimately entice Trent Alexander-Arnold to the Bernabeu, however he’s urged Liverpool to not collapse to the Champions League holders this month.
Carlo Ancelotti’s facet have had an preliminary strategy for the 26-year-old turned down by the Reds, though the Each day Mail reported that the LaLiga giants are set to attempt their luck once more with a proposed £20m provide to signal him in January slightly than ready to snap him up without cost on the finish of his contract in the summertime.
Merson: Liverpool mustn’t promote Trent mid-season
In his newest Premier League predictions column for Sportskeeda, the Sky Sports activities pundit urged LFC to not take the cash for his or her vice-captain in the course of a season the place his presence might assist his facet to win the Premier League title.
Merson wrote: “There are studies about Actual Madrid providing £20m to signal Trent Alexander-Arnold in January. No level promoting him for that type of cash. They need to simply hold him and win the league as an alternative. It’s an absolute no for me if that’s what Actual Madrid are keen to supply as the ultimate worth for Alexander-Arnold.
“When Alexander-Arnold leaves, we are going to miss him and his high quality. When do Actual Madrid go for somebody they usually don’t get him? So I anticipate him to go away. However till then, I would like everybody to go away him alone and let him take pleasure in his soccer. He’s been an unimaginable participant and it will be a becoming finish, if he wins the league.”
Liverpool MUST hold Trent for this season not less than
No matter the contract state of affairs, Liverpool can be extremely silly to let a participant of Trent’s huge high quality depart for under £20m.
As Merson factors out, the Reds can be higher served by holding on to him not less than till the top of the season, particularly in the event that they do go on to turn into champions of England and/or Europe, though the right-back’s departure on a free switch at that time wouldn’t precisely be perfect both.
The clock is ticking for Richard Hughes to type out a brand new deal for the 26-year-old, however there’s nonetheless time sufficient for all events concerned to work in direction of an settlement which’d ship out a robust assertion that LFC gained’t bow submissively to anybody, not even a membership of Actual Madrid’s stature.
At a minimal, Liverpool should maintain on to Trent for the remainder of this season. If it’s to finish with a Premier League or Champions League triumph however he goes then, it’d be gutting to see him go however not less than he’d get to bow out on a excessive.
