Liverpool manager Arne Slot suggests defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is "thoroughly focused" on returning to Exercise subsequent stories that he in talks to hitch Genuine Madrid.

BBC Sport understands that Alexander-Arnold, that is outside of contract at the end of the period, is in Highly developed talks with Genuine Madrid in excess of a free transfer for the Bernabeu.

The complete-back again skipped England's Environment Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia right after sustaining an ankle harm in Liverpool's Champions League past-sixteen defeat by Paris St-Germain in March.

Slot suggests the 26-calendar year-old is only focused on returning from damage.

"His circumstance is always that sad to say He's hurt. Usually people today probably would've spoken about him having a few brilliant performances for the England team," he said.

"But He's wounded so for him He's entirely targeted for his recovery and for us we are trying to help him to be again as early as he can."