‘Biggest deal’ of all club stars expected for Trent Alexander-Arnold

The board views Trent Alexander-Arnold as Liverpool’s future, and they are “confident.”

Liverpool is expected to make Trent Alexander-Arnold an offer for a big, long-term contract, sources have told Football Insider.

Football Insider (10 February) reported that the Reds are “confident” they will negotiate terms and are hoping to tie Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and Alexander-Arnold to long-term contracts.

Football Insider has learned from reliable sources that the full-back will likely receive the “longest-term” and “biggest” offer of the three superstars.

Although his contract is scheduled to end in 2025, it is thought that he is not advocating to leave his boyhood club.

The 25-year-old is seen by the Liverpool administration as the team’s future, and they are eager to have him pledge his long-term future to them.

The team is optimistic that he would agree to a new contract that will raise his rumoured £180,000 weekly wages.

Since making his professional debut in October 2016, Alexander-Arnold has been essential to the Reds’ success.

He has now made 218 appearances in all competitions, contributing 57 assists and 14 goals.

He has two goals and nine assists this season in all competitions, including a pivotal late equaliser against Man City, another championship challenger, in November.

Despite Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Arsenal, Liverpool is still atop the Premier League standings; but, if City wins their last match, they will take the top spot back.

Their next match is this Saturday afternoon (10 February) at Anfield against Burnley, who are currently in 19th place.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold injury update from Jurgen Klopp: another setback?

Trent Alexander-Arnold was substituted off during halftime of Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Burnley, according to Jurgen Klopp, because of a recurrent knee issue.

When Alexander-Arnold did not make it back for the second half at Anfield, Curtis Jones moved to right-back and Harvey Elliott took his place, surprising many.

Elliott turned things around for Liverpool, setting up goals for Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz to make it 3-1, but questions were still raised about the vice captain.

After full-time, Klopp provided an update on Alexander-Arnold, who had already been officially withdrawn as a precaution due to an injury that had damaged his knee ligaments a month earlier.

The knee’s same area. Nothing severe, but he experienced it once more,” he admitted to Sky Sports.

“We must observe. After learning about it, we wondered, “What can we do?” But Trent assured us that everything was OK.

“But we had to exercise caution because it’s not how he feels.”

Klopp continued, “It was the perfect afternoon – besides the Trent thing, obviously,” in reference to the triumph.

One may argue that Alexander-Arnold appeared to be rushed back because of Conor Bradley’s continued absence, which might have had a domino effect.

Bradley is now on compassionate leave, so there are no assurances, but Klopp stated during his pre-game news conference that he was likely to return to training the following week.

Joe Gomez, who missed Burnley’s match due to sickness, might fill in at right back if Alexander-Arnold is sidelined for the trip to Brentford.

Due to a variety of immediate and long-term problems, Mo Salah, Alisson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Thiago, Conor Bradley, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, and Ben Doak were unable to play in the match.