• Slot: ‘These players are used to links with top clubs’
• Liverpool full-back can speak to foreign clubs in January

Arne Slot has insisted Trent Alexander-Arnold will not be unsettled or distracted by Real Madrid’s interest in the Liverpool defender.

Alexander-Arnold is out of contract at the end of the season, along with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, and Liverpool have yet to secure their long-term futures despite ongoing talks. All three players can speak to foreign clubs about a free transfer from 1 January.