Trent Alexander Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk
Alexander-Arnold is in the final year of his contract at Anfield, with negotiations for a new deal yet to be concluded. At 26, he is eligible to begin discussions with other clubs in January about signing a pre-contract agreement for a free transfer at season’s end. Real Madrid, long-time admirers of Alexander-Arnold, reportedly intensified their interest following right-back Carvajal’s serious knee injury earlier this month.
William Gallas said, “It was hard to see Trent Alexander-Arnold ever leaving Liverpool, but Dani Carvajal’s injury at Real Madrid could change things. Maybe at first, Alexander-Arnold didn’t sign a new deal straight away in order to get the best possible deal, but he is now in an even stronger position with Carvajal’s injury. We don’t know how he feels about Real Madrid or potentially staying in Spain, but so many players would love that opportunity, especially when he has a friend like Jude Bellingham playing out there. They might have already been talking about it, and that sort of thing does happen in football. He has won everything with Liverpool, so maybe he will want a new challenge in Spain.”
In other discussions, Gallas believes Alexander-Arnold will remain part of a Premier League title challenge this season but has voiced his support for his former club, Arsenal, to end their 21-year championship drought. [Gallas] said, “Arsenal have shown a lot this season, and that, alongside Rodri being injured for Manchester City, all the signs show that Arsenal are the favorites at the moment.”
—
If you can provide the correct speaker names, I can make adjustments accordingly.
