‘He’d be perfect’ – Liverpool urged to sign Chelsea star to replace key player
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Danny Murphy has urged Liverpool to explore a move for Chelsea full-back Malo Gusto if Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves at the end of the season. Alexander-Arnold has been virtually ever-present this season and has played a crucial role in Arne Slot’s superb start at Anfield.
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The full-back has four assists in 15 Premier League games to help his side top the table on Christmas Day for the first time since the 2020/21 season. Despite his impressive performances, there is an air of uncertainty around the 26-year-old’s long-term future at his boyhood club.
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Along with key duo Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold has only six months left on his contract and could leave for free in the summer. Contact negotiations with Liverpool are still ongoing but Alexander-Arnold will soon be able to talk to clubs in Europe about a pre-contract agreement ahead of a free transfer next summer.
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Should that occur, Real Madrid are the heavy favourites to secure the Englishman’s signature as they search for a long-term replacement for veteran full-back Dani Carvajal. And former Liverpool midfielder Murphy reckons that Alexander-Arnold is likely to move to Spain despite his deep-rooted affinity with the Merseyside club.
‘My gut feeling is that he’s going to go. I think if he were to stay that would probably have been sorted by now,’ he told MyBettingSites.co.uk. ‘There does seem to be a little bit of contention around certain supporters who think he should stay and he owes the club but the reality is the club have let him get to this position.
