Former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer has speculated that Trent Alexander-Arnold could soon join his close friend Jude Bellingham in the Spanish capital, while he believes Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are likely to remain at Anfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will be working behind the scenes with a strategy and a plan,\u201d McAteer noted. \u201cIn an ideal world, they will want to keep all three. Whether they can manage to do that is another question.\u201d<\/p>\n
He expressed concerns about whether Fenway Sports Group (FSG) would support keeping all three stars, citing financial constraints in the evolving football landscape.<\/p>\n
With Dani Carvajal recently suffering an ACL injury at the age of 32, the door may be opening for Alexander-Arnold, who has a close relationship with Bellingham. McAteer emphasized that Alexander-Arnold has already achieved considerable success at Liverpool and may be tempted to explore opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a Liverpool fan and player, there\u2019s only one club you leave Liverpool for, and that\u2019s Real Madrid. It would be naive to think they wouldn\u2019t want him,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
In McAteer\u2019s view, he expects Alexander-Arnold to make the move to Real Madrid while predicting that Salah will stay put and Van Dijk will sign a short-term contract with the club. \u201cThat\u2019s what I think will happen,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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