Trent Alexander-Arnold accused of costing Liverpool £80m payday – ‘An insult

Trent Alexander-Arnold accused of costing Liverpool £80m payday – ‘An insult’

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been heavily linked with a free transfer to from Liverpool to Real Madrid – but his goal celebration against Leicester has sparked rumours of a U-turn

Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates scoring against Leicester

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s celebration for Liverpool has sparked speculation about his future(Image: Liverpool F

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been accused of potentially costing Liverpool an £80million payday. The 26-year-old’s late strike against Leicester City nudged the Reds closer to securing the Premier League title with their 1-0 victory on Sunday.

Alexander-Arnold, whose contract is expiring at the end of this season, has been persistently linked with a move to Real Madrid. Although he’s remained tight-lipped about his future, he’s expected to make a summer transfer to the Spanish titans. Liverpool will receive nothing if Alexander-Arnold does leave, despite being, for many, worth a high eight-figure sum on the open market.

But after he netted the decisive goal on his 350th outing for the Reds at the weekend, speculation has swirled that he could in fact stay put. His exuberant celebration, which saw him rip off his shirt, slide on his knees, and jubilantly face the away fans, has got people talking about a potential U-turn.

Former Manchester United and Wrexham goalkeeper Ben Foster has suggested that Alexander-Arnold’s actions hint at a possible new deal with Liverpool after Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah recently penned new contracts.

Questioning what Alexander-Arnold’s celebration could mean on his ‘Fozcast’ podcast, Foster said: “I’m genuinely not sure right now. I’m trying to think if that was me in that situation and I’m taking my shirt off and I’m looking at the crowd. It’s the way that he looks at the crowd, I think we can read into this a little bit.