Arne Slott has urged Liverpool fans to remain supportive of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, amid speculation over the summer. transformation Real Madrid's downward spiral continues.
Now, in the final six months of his contract, Alexander-Arnold has been the subject of Failed approach from Madridwho are believed to be Setting up the second display For a player they plan to sign on a free transfer in the summer anyway.
The slot was insisted Alexander-Arnold remains fully committed to LiverpoolBut the contract dispute has divided opinion among fans on social media. Club hero Jamie Carragher accused the right-back's entourage of encouraging this approach Madrid And deliberately disrupting preparations for Sunday's huge match against Manchester United.
Keen to keep everyone united, Slott said in a press conference: “I don’t think I need to tell our fans how to respond because they have always been very supportive and have been supporting their team and their players for many years.
“I have every confidence in them that they will act in the right way because we have been together constantly during the half year I have been here.
“And I think that's the thing that stands out here, is that the team and the fans have been together for so many years. It has created so many special games and so many special things for this club that they don't need me to do.” Tell them how they should act.”
Next to Alexander Arnold, Liverpool The team is also seeking to secure the future of centre-back Virgil van Dijk, while Mohamed Salah continued his public pressure campaign on the club by announcing that he is in his “final year” at Liverpool due to… Lack of progress in negotiations on the extension.
Despite all the tension, Slott said the contract drama could benefit his team on the field.
“Now it might be worth asking me,” Slott explained. “Because if it was just about how great we are doing, I would probably have to have a meeting every week to tell the players it's not perfect yet and we've got to do better.
“For me, it's not distracting at all. I think we've gotten enough appreciation for the way we play, and here in the building, I'm with the players, we don't talk about these situations.
“It's part of our job. In January, it happens in every club in the world. People talk about: Is he coming? Is he going?” “It doesn't distract me at all, and I don't think about the players either.”