'I think Trent will go to Real Madrid'

The Monday Night Club panel have been discussing whether Trent Alexander-Arnold could have his head turned by interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Alexander-Arnold's current Liverpool deal runs out at the end of the season, and asked if he wanted to stay at Anfield for the long term, the 25-year-old said: "I want to be a Liverpool player this season [as a minimum] is what I will say."

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton said : "There's a reason why he's running his contract down and he has to defend himself and say his contract previous to this have been done in private and that's the way I've handled things in the past.

"But, it's unusual for a club of Liverpool's size for what he's done there, for him to be in the last year of his contract.

"It's different for Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk because they're in their 30s. For Trent Alexander-Arnold, this shouldn't be happening and how many clubs out there are bigger than Real Madrid?"

Former Everton and Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend added: "I don't think he necessarily wants to leave Liverpool or he's searching to leave Liverpool, but Real Madrid is Real Madrid.

"If there's interest from Real Madrid, I don't think as a player you can turn that down. He can't really say no to Real Madrid."

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