Steve McManaman joined Real Madrid on a free transfer from Liverpool back in 1999, and a quarter of a century on it looks like Trent Alexander-Arnold will follow in his footsteps

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The fans' favourite has yet to commit his future to the Anfield club as rumours of a switch to the Bernabeu grow

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Arsenal could be busy in the January transfer window as Mikel Arteta looks to add to his squad, with the Gunners hoping they can challenge Liverpool for the title

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Newcastle have made it clear they will not let Alexander Isak leave for anything less than a new British record transfer fee as they look to warn off the interested parties

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Manager dismisses fears over January transfer windowMohamed Salah on contract: ‘Nothing really moved on’Arne Slot has said the January transfer window will not become a distraction from Liverpool’s fine run of form or cause a loss of control in his relationship with his players, even though Mohamed Salah admitted a conclusion to his own contract situation remains “far away”.A steamrollering 5-0 win at West Ham put Liverpool eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table, the same day that reports surfaced in Spain suggesting Trent Alexander-Arnold is now close to formalising a much-discussed move to Real Madrid when his contract expires in the summer. Continue reading...

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CRAIG HOPE: All eyes have been on potential outgoings in recent weeks with the medium-term futures of Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes up in the air.

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With 54 minutes gone at the London Stadium Trent Alexander-Arnold took a pass from Ryan Gravenberch with time to wait and look up, the lack of pressure from the West Ham players almost a public snub, before spanking a deflected shot past Alphonse Areola to make it 4-0 to Liverpool and kill off once again a game that was already long since dead.In the process Alexander-Arnold did at least provide a moment of cartoon drama, performing a slightly embarrassed silencing-the-chatter celebration, one hand raised to his ear. Perhaps this was a reference to stories overnight about a move to Real Madrid, something parts of the Spanish media have suggested is all but formalised. Continue reading...

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