Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he is not going to "tell the fans how they should react" to Trent Alexander-Arnold after he announced he will leave the club this summer.

The 26-year-old said on Monday that he is going to bring his 20-year spell at Anfield to an end by departing on a free transfer when his contract runs out on 30 June 2025.

Since then, Real Madrid – the club he has been heavily linked with during the season - have approached Liverpool about signing Alexander-Arnold before his deal runs out so he can play at the Fifa Club World Cup, which starts on 14 June in the United States.

"That people have an opinion about us, if it is Trent or me or someone else, that is not new for anyone," said Slot on Friday before his side's game against Arsenal on Sunday (16:30 BST).

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"Probably, it's a bit more now for him than he is used to and probably a bit more negative than he's used to but I don't follow all of this.

"I am not here to tell the fans how they should react.

I will see Trent in a bit - the boys had a few days off as well - so I will wait and see how he feels about him announcing that he is going to leave the club.

I did speak to him on WhatsApp.

"Let's wait and see but I'm not here to tell the fans how they should react.

We are all disappointed but Trent is the first one also who said that he would prefer us as a team and a club not to be not too much distracted by this announcement.

"I am hoping that all the energy on Sunday goes to the players and less as possible to Trent - unless it is positive then they can do whatever they want."


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