Trent Alexander-Arnold 'makes two demands' for new Liverpool contract as Real Madrid ponder £20.7m move

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has reportedly made 2 demands of the Reds if helium is to snub Real Madrid and motion a caller woody astatine Anfield.

The Spanish champions are said to person made their archetypal move for the England planetary right-back connected New Year's Eve, touching basal with Liverpool but being fixed the acold enarthrosis close away.

Los Blancos are believed to beryllium weighing up a 2nd approach for Alexander-Arnold, who is present escaped to sermon pre-contract presumption with overseas clubs aft entering the past six months of his deal.

Liverpool are adamant that their vice-captain volition not beryllium leaving the nine this month, and the nine stay successful talks with Alexander-Arnold's agents implicit an extension, but determination is yet to beryllium a breakthrough.

Uncertainty implicit Alexander-Arnold's aboriginal has accrued importantly successful caller days, with reports successful Spain affirming that Real Madrid are assured that they volition get their man, whether it beryllium for a cut-price interest present oregon for thing successful the summer.

Alexander-Arnold 'wants three-year contract' to enactment astatine Liverpool

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As conversations betwixt Liverpool and Alexander-Arnold's entourage continue, talkSPORT claims that the defender has issued his nine with 2 cardinal criteria that indispensable beryllium met if helium is to enactment pen to paper.

The archetypal is that immoderate magnitude of a caller woody is astatine slightest 3 years, prolonging Alexander-Arnold's enactment astatine Anfield until the summertime of 2028, by which clip helium volition beryllium approaching his 30th birthday.

Alexander-Arnold besides supposedly wants guarantees that helium volition yet inherit the captain's armband astatine Anfield, which could hap sooner alternatively than aboriginal if Virgil van Dijk does not motion caller terms.

After being instantly rebuffed by Liverpool connected New Year's Eve, Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to walk arsenic overmuch arsenic €25m (£20.7m) to bring him to the Bernabeu successful the adjacent fewer weeks, according to Marca.

The 26-year-old could besides expect a staggering wage summation to astir £400,000 a week, and helium shares a precise adjacent narration with existent Real Madrid prima and England teammate Jude Bellingham.

Following quality of Real Madrid's opening approach, Blancos brag Carlo Ancelotti was coy erstwhile asked astir the caller links to Alexander-Arnold, who has contributed 20 goals and 85 assists successful 333 matches this season.

What astir Van Dijk and Salah?

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Alexander-Arnold's chances of taking connected the full-time captaincy successful the not-so-distant aboriginal look comparatively strong, arsenic Van Dijk turns 34 adjacent twelvemonth and could besides depart for thing erstwhile the existent run ends.

However, it was claimed respective weeks agone that the Dutchman has decided to enactment astatine Liverpool for a small portion longer, but the 2 parties are seemingly yet to scope a afloat agreement.

Meanwhile, Salah has allegedly said yes to a caller woody successful rule with Arne Slot's side, but there is inactive 1 obstacle preventing the Egypt planetary from making it official.

All of Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold volition beryllium expected to commencement erstwhile Liverpool quadrate up to Manchester United successful Sunday's Premier League blockbuster, arsenic Slot's broadside anticipation to support their unassailable pb astatine the top of the table.

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