Liverpool ‘to finalize two new deals’ amid Real Madrid claim and Jürgen Klopp Europa League hint
Media Digest: Liverpool is hoping to reach an agreement with a player targeted by Real Madrid, while Jürgen Klopp has shared his Europa League strategy.
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Liverpool is looking to ‘finalize terms’ with Trent Alexander-Arnold in negotiations over a new contract, according to 90Min. Talks with Alexander-Arnold have apparently been ‘progressing well’, and the club is optimistic that a new deal can be agreed ‘well before Christmas’.
Alexander-Arnold’s current deal is due to expire in less than two years’ time, and he’s said to have been attracting interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.
But Liverpool is now poised to tie him down by increasing his wages to $310k (£250k/€290k) per week, a figure that will bring him in line with the best players in his position.
The news won’t come as a surprise given that Alexander-Arnold was appointed the club’s vice-captain in the summer following the departure of James Milner, and is both a boyhood fan and a graduate of the Reds’ academy.
The 24-year-old missed last weekend’s trip to Wolves with a rare injury, but manager Jürgen Klopp said during his press conference that he hoped the right-back could resume ball work this week.
Meanwhile, opposite full-back Kostas Tsimikas, the deputy to Andy Robertson, is also ready to sign an extension that could keep him on Merseyside until 2027.
Jürgen Klopp outlines Europa League approach
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has ruled out taking an ‘experimental’ approach to the Europa League and says he plans to field ‘top side’s in the competition.
The Reds begin their group stage campaign away to Austrian side LASK on Thursday night after failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2016.
Liverpool’s squad includes teenage talents like winger Ben Doak and midfielder Bobby Clark, while the Reds can also use ‘list B’ players born from 2002 onwards who have spent at least two years at the club, but Klopp insists that those starlets will only be involved if they’re performing at a high level.
