Liverpool transfer news: Trent Arnold warning as Arne Slot drops midfielder hint

Liverpool fans are still hoping they can land one or two new signings this month as they look to maintain their place at the top of the Premier League.

Arne Slot's men are six points clear of rivals Arsenal after their dramatic 2-0 against Brentford at the weekend, while they were pleased to see the Gunners drop points at home to Aston Villa.

The Reds are also aware that a number of their top stars are set to leave Anfield soon, with Mohamed Salah increasingly linked with a move away, while Real Madrid are interested in Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Here, Mirror Football takes a look at the biggest Liverpool transfer news and gossip.

Slot explains why Liverpool didn't sign Zubimendi

Real Sociedad's Martin Zubimendi was the one to leave for Liverpool this summer as the Reds walked away from negotiations for the Spanish midfielder.

However, Liverpool won't be too disappointed that they failed to achieve their goal after seeing an excellent partnership in midfield between Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister. Now Slot has shed light on the club's interest in Zubimendi – who now looks set for a move to Arsenal this summer – and hinted that Gravenberch's presence meant they did not need to sign him.

“The [No.6 roles] are important to me, but especially to our attackers. We feel like we have attackers who are quite special – the front three – and we have five or six of them.

“With Macca (Alexis Mac Allister) and Ryan we have two players who can pass the ball to Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.

“And we have chosen to bring in two players who may have been a bit more attacking-minded in the past. Macca has often played as a number 10 for Brighton, Ryan has played more as an attacking midfielder, but he is comfortable on the wing. ” ball. In fact, I think the player we wanted to bring in [Zubimendi] I think that's pretty much out in the open now. He was also a player who felt very comfortable. He is still a player who can bring the ball to our attackers from the last line.

“This is a special quality that Ryan has. The ability to turn away from his man. He is one of the few midfielders, pivots, whatever you call them in this country, who can cause overload through the dribble.”

Salah “doesn't seem interested”

Transfer speculation linking Salah with a move away from Anfield continues to swirl around the club, with the Egyptian failing to sign a new contract, and now pundit Troy Deeney has fanned the flames.

Salah is in the form of his life after scoring 18 Premier League goals this season, but Deeney still suspects there is “something going on” with the 32-year-old.

The former Chelsea and Roma star has repeatedly suggested he will leave Liverpool this summer and hinted he was unhappy with the contract situation. Deeney claimed he “didn't seem interested” after Liverpool's win over Brentford.

“[Salah] doesn't look interested,” Deeney said while watching the match for talkSPORT. 'Remarkably, Salah is the first to leave the pitch… There's something going on with that guy today. Whether it's something with Saudi, whether there's a move, but he wasn't at the races today.

“The fact that he was the first through the tunnel, even though 95 percent of the team is there celebrating, says a lot to me. The whole team was celebrating in the corner and he was 70 meters away. It was like: “Done, I did it.” “I'm leaving.” There could be something else going on and I'm exaggerating. But that said a lot to me.”

Trent Alexander-Arnold “will be killed in Madrid”

Another Liverpool star who is being questioned over his mentality amid transfer speculation is right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is interested in LaLiga side Real Madrid.

The England star has come under fire in recent weeks for a number of sub-par performances for the Reds and has been accused of not keeping his eye on the ball – with Roy Keane even claiming Madrid would lose interest if he continues to be poor to play.

And Emmanuel Petit has backed up this claim by insisting that the Spanish press would “kill” Alexander-Arnold if he went to the Bernabéu, given the high expectations for top signings.

“Honestly, if he goes there, they won't forgive anything at Real Madrid,” he told Casino Utan Spelpaus. “He will go there and the fans and the club will say to Trent: forget what you have done with Liverpool so far. That is exactly what happened to me when I went to Barcelona. They said to me: forget what you have done until have done so far.” done so far.

“You're starting on a new page. So now you have to make history with us. If Trent does what he does defensively at Real Madrid, they will kill him. It doesn't matter if he gives assists or scores goals, they will kill him. ” will kill him.

“Look what happened in the Super Cup final? Oh my God. Defensively it was a nightmare to watch Real Madrid. Can you imagine Trent Alexander-Arnold in this mess? After two, three games they will kill him .” If I were Trent Alexander-Arnold I would think twice about it.”

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