Slot on Trent future and out of contract players

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot on the future of Trent Alexander Arnold and the other out of contract players ahead of the Merseyside Derby with Everton Melwood, Liverpool, UK

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00:00Obviously, during the international break reports have surfaced again

00:04about a possible move for Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid in the summer,

00:08and with that, obviously fans are wondering what is the likelihood

00:11that he will stay beyond this season,

00:13so what's your understanding now of Trent's situation,

00:17what change has there been, if any, in his position regarding his future,

00:21and therefore what has he told you of his intentions?

00:24Now, his situation is, unfortunately, that he's injured,

00:27otherwise people would have probably spoken about him,

00:31that he had one or two brilliant performances for the England team.

00:34But he's injured, and for him that means that he's fully focused on his recovery,

00:41and for us that means that we're trying to help him to be back as soon as he can,

00:46and for the rest, of course, for eight months it went a bit up and down,

00:50maybe with all kinds of talks about him, Virgil or Mo,

00:55but we've never been focused on those talks,

00:57we've always been focused on what we have to do,

01:00that for Virgil and Mo is trying to win the Merseyside Derby,

01:03and for Trent it is making sure he's fit as soon as he can.

01:08Just to push you on that a little bit, given those reports,

01:11does that affect you at all, and does it concern you

01:14that this could be the end for Trent here at Liverpool?

01:18No, no, no, because...

01:21..it's a situation that is there for eight or nine months now,

01:25and I think all these three players have performed so well under these circumstances,

01:30so no, it doesn't affect me at all.

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