Liverpool star wants Real Madrid move
Contracts will be offered, and you will hope that the team's success convinced them to stay for the foreseeable, but football is all about circumstance. We don't know what's going to happen next.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold, for example, was a player that we though would be playing on Merseyside for the entirety of his career, following the pathway laid by Steven Gerrard, but he's now gone.
Likewise, no one could have imagined that Mohamed Salah could potentially stay for 10 years at the club, overtaking almost every record in sight. He's etched himself into the fabric of the club's history.
Mac Allister green lights Madrid move?
In the case of Alexis Mac Alister, we really don't know where we stand with him. The last report we made on him was that Xabi Alonso wants him, but a €100m valuation was likely to get in the way.
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As you would expect, he is a player that is going to be attracting attention from across the world. He's a World Cup winner and now a Premier League winner, playing an integral role in the successes.
He adapted to play a defensive midfield role in his first season and last season, we saw him in his element as a central midfielder, playing an all-round role in attack and defence. He was everywhere.
Earlier this year, he reaffirmed his commitment to the club and he is quickly developing into a Steven Gerrard-type midfielder, proving to be a point of difference in the decisive moments for the team.
Furthermore, he is contracted until 2028 and a new deal is likely to arrive in the next year or so.
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