TRENT-Y OF WORK TO DO: Liverpool strike a MAJOR stumbling block in Trent Alexander-Arnold contract extension, in a huge transfer boost for Real Madrid 🔴🔥

LIVERPOOL are £100,000-a-week short in their efforts to convince Trent Alexander-Arnold to sign a new five-year contract.

Anfield officials have proposed a £70,000 increase on his current £180,000 weekly wage.

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool during a Premier League match.Liverpool are £100,000-a-week short on persuading Trent Alexander-Arnold to extend.Liverpool manager Arne Slot appears pensive.Liverpool boss Arne Slot risks losing Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk.

TAA’s contract expires this summer, and he knows Real Madrid is ready to offer him what he desires.

Like Salah and captain Virgil van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold can negotiate with foreign clubs next month.

TAA has informed close friends that he wishes to remain, especially as he is now settled in a £5 million Cheshire mansion.

The winger’s future is a significant concern for fans and media, but he has hinted multiple times that his eight-year tenure at Anfield may be nearing an end.

Last month, the Egypt international told Sky Sports that “no offer” had been made to extend his stay.

So far, the club’s owners, FSG, have not met Salah’s wage demands, and he knows there would be substantial money available in Saudi Arabia.

Yet SunSport understands he is resolute in securing what he believes he deserves—and what Real Madrid is willing to offer.

He stated last week: “I have been at the club for 20 years and have signed four or five contract extensions.

“None of those were made public. This one won’t be either.”

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Meanwhile, Van Dijk, 33, has been offered a new deal as the club aims to keep their star defender beyond June when his current contract expires.

However, the Merseysiders’ offer reportedly fell short of the centre-back’s expectations, and so far, no agreement has been reached regarding the value or duration of an extension.

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The Reds have also taken “concrete steps” in negotiations with Salah, 32.