Republika.co.id, Jakarta – Coach Liverpool Arne Slot said his team remained focused on trying to win the English Premier League title, although there were reports that Trent Alexander-Arnold was approaching the move in Real Madrid.
The British defender was linked to a free move to the real and the talks between Alexander-Arsarold and the Spanish giant are believed to have made significant progress.
“The situation (Alexander-Arnold) is unfortunately injured. If not, people may discuss that it has one or two brilliant performances for the English national team,” the reception on the official Liverpool website on Tuesday (1/4/2025).
“But he was injured and for him it means that he focused fully on his recovery and for us. That means we have tried to help him return as soon as possible,” he continued.
Alexander-Arnold is one of the three Liverpool players whose end of the season will be exhausted. The other two players are Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk.
The three players have the right to have talks with other clubs, including abroad, since January.
The Reds, who are currently completing the Premier League rankings, will host the city team, Everton, on Wednesday (2/4/2025) after the international break.
“For the rest, of course, for eight months it can be up and down, with all talks about him, Virgil or Mo. But we have never focused on discussions, we are always focused on what we need to do,” the Dutch coach said.
“For Virgil and Mo (Focus) he is trying to win Derby Merseyside and Trent is to ensure that he is recovered as soon as possible,” Slot said.
For Liverpool, the fight against Obeline It has been their first match since he was defeated by Newcastle United in the final of the English league. Previously, red had been eliminated from the PSG from the Champions League through sanctions.
“We can’t wait to play the other nine matches. The players have rejuvenated my opinion,” Slot said.
“But not all of them are negative. We played in the final against a very good Newcastle team and they were undergoing a big match and in other matches we survived very well against the PSG.
Source: Antara
