Trent Alexander-Arnold passed a clumsy return to Liverpool training on Monday, days after he reportedly agreed to leave Anfield for Real Madrid in the summer.
The right back of Liverpool, who has been an integral part of the success of the Reds under Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot since he pops up through the Academy of the club, will come to the Laliga Giants at the end of the season when his contract ends.
Earlier this week it was generally reported that the proposed relocation from Alexander-Arnold to Madrid had already been signed and sealed. Although Mail Sport understands that this claim was premature, it is assumed that both the player and Real Madrid are convinced that a deal to bring Alexander-Arnold from Anfield to the Bernabeu will continue as soon as the season ends.
The decision has made Alexander-Arnold an unpopular figure about Merseyside about Liverpool fans, with various supporters who accuse the Liverpudlian of turning the team by leaving for nothing.
With the international break done and dusted, the Reds return to Premier League action on Wednesday with a crucial Merseyside Derby against Bitter Rivals Everton, who was 12 points for Arsenal in the title race.
Despite the approaching exit of Alexander-Arnold, Slot would like to use the best players at his disposal of the last nine matches of Liverpool, while the Reds chase their second title of the Premier League era.
In a video that was placed on social media on the official Liverpool account on Monday, Alexander-Arnold was awkward shaking hands with teammates Dominik Szobozslai, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo when he returned for training at the AXA Training Center in Kirkby.
The right back did not seem to make a long -term eye contact with one of the players, while his teammates all cut down.
Alexander-Arnold, 26, has been in the Merseyside Club since he joined the Youth Academy in 2004.
After being broken into the first team in 2016, he represented the Reds in 349 Senior Games and helped bring seven different pieces of silverware to Anfield.
The news of his approaching departure led to anger among some Liverpool supporters, where the England immediately became the subject of widespread abuse on social media, while a fan went as far as filming a video burned a shirt that was printed with 'Alexander-Arnold 66' at the back.
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