Arne Slot delivers update on Trent Alexander-Arnold's attitude in training - days after Real Madrid approach to sign Liverpool's right-back in January
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Arne Slot says Trent Alexander-Arnold is ‘fully committed’ to Liverpool and has been ‘working his a*** off’ in training sessions amid intense speculation and interest from Real Madrid to sign him this month. The European champions made an approach earlier this week to sign Alexander-Arnold, 26, in January and are willing to pay money for him now rather than getting him on a free transfer when his contract expires in the summer.
![[Slot (right) insists the defender is 'fully committed' to Liverpool despite links to Real Madrid]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/10/93704569-14246741-image-m-24_1735898874186.jpg)
Liverpool rebuffed that approach and would be expected to reject any official bids that are forthcoming in the next few days. And though Slot refused to rule out his right back leaving this month, the boss said Alexander-Arnold is fully focused on Liverpool right now.
![[He also revealed that Joe Gomez (above) is set to 'miss a few weeks' with a hamstring injury]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/10/93704647-14246741-image-a-26_1735899003177.jpg)
Asked if he could categorically say Alexander-Arnold will not leave in January, Slot said: ‘I can tell you he is playing on Sunday (against Manchester United) and hopefully he brings the same performances as he brought in for the last half-year. ‘Everybody saw how great a first half of the season he had, how much he is here, how much he wants to win here. He played an incredible game against West Ham, we all remember the pass he gave to Mo (Salah).
‘I see him on the training ground every day working his ass off. He is fully committed to us and he will play on Sunday – if they don't tell me he is sick! But I don't expect them to.’. Arne Slot has urged that Trent Alexander-Arnold (above) is 'working his a*** off' in training.
