Liverpool boss Arne Slot believes Trent Alexander-Arnold being sidelined thorough harm has induced whispers round his future to restart.
Alexander-Arnold has not performed since sustaining an ankle harm through the Champions League conflict with Paris Saint-Germain on March 11.
Throughout his enforced absence it was reported he had agreed private phrases with Actual Madrid forward of a free switch swap to the Santiago Bernabeu on the finish of the season.
Slot believes it’s no coincidence that the hypothesis gained traction when the England worldwide was sidelined.
He mentioned: “His scenario is sadly that he’s injured, in any other case individuals would have in all probability spoken about him that he had one or two sensible performances for the England crew. However he’s injured and for him which means he’s absolutely targeted on his restoration and for us which means we are attempting to assist him to be again as quickly as he can.”
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Alexander-Arnold is one in every of three key Liverpool gamers whose offers expire in June, together with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
Slot has finished a outstanding job in protecting the concentrate on the sphere and Liverpool will head into tomorrow evening’s derby with Everton with a minimum of a nine-point lead on the summit of the Premier League.
He aded: “We’ve got by no means been targeted on these talks, we’ve got all the time been targeted on what we’ve got to do.
“For Virgil and Mo that’s attempting to win the Merseyside derby, and for Trent that’s ensuring he can get match as quickly as he can.
“It’s a scenario that’s there for eight months now and all these three gamers have carried out so effectively underneath these circumstances so it doesn’t have an effect on me in any respect.
“I believe there was a little bit of noise about us dropping in opposition to Paris St-Germain and us dropping in opposition to Newcastle as effectively. I all the time attempt to be rational. I used to be a bit extra pissed off concerning the [EFL Cup] ultimate, as a result of I believe we deserved to lose that one. For the primary time we deserved to lose a soccer recreation.”
9 finals to return for Liverpool
The worldwide break has allowed Liverpool to reset after the defeats to PSG and Newcastle and Slot says they’re decided to complete the season strongly.
“We’re all trying ahead to the upcoming 9 video games [in the Premier League],” he mentioned. “The gamers are trying refreshed, in my view.
“Nevertheless it wasn’t all detrimental. We performed a ultimate in opposition to an excellent Newcastle crew and performed an excellent recreation in defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. We performed the very best recreation, in my view, however sadly misplaced on penalties.
“Now it will be 9 finals. These video games are crucial for us, beginning with Everton. Not solely as a result of it’s the Merseyside derby however as a result of we’re in such a superb place within the league.”
