Liverpool star Andy Robertson has opened up connected Trent Alexander-Arnold's existent authorities of caput arsenic helium continues to beryllium linked with a determination to Real Madrid.
Reds defender Alexander-Arnold, who has spent his full vocation astatine Anfield and is the vice-captain of the Premier League leaders, appears to beryllium connected the verge of departing for Spain successful the summer transfer window.
A determination distant from Anfield would beryllium connected a escaped deal, with his declaration expiring successful a fewer months, and helium has been escaped to negociate a determination distant since the January window.
Some Liverpool fans person been deed hard by the reports, with 1 instrumentality seen burning a Reds garment with Alexander-Arnold's name connected contempt nary determination distant yet being official.
Alexander-Arnold himself has kept quiescent connected the reports, but his afloat backmost spouse successful crime Robertson has opened up connected the ordeal up of his side's crippled against Fulham this weekend.
And Robertson, who has played alongside the 26-year-old 276 times for the Reds, revealed the defender is not successful a bully spot - but not due to the fact that of immoderate links away.
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has fixed an penetration into Trent Alexander-Arnold's existent authorities of mind
The Reds defender has been powerfully linked with a summertime transportation determination to Real Madrid
Robertson said his afloat backmost spouse is 'not great' - but due to the fact that helium is presently retired injured
'Trent's caput is not large due to the fact that he's injured,' Robertson said. 'He hates being injured - nary of america similar being injured but it hurts Trent a small spot more.
'That's each helium is focused on.'
Alexander-Arnold is enduring a spell connected the sidelines aft picking up an ankle wounded successful the Champions League decision by Paris Saint-Germain past month.
If helium is to leave, it would mean helium perchance lone has a fistful of games near successful a Reds garment arsenic helium faces a contention against clip to instrumentality to enactment earlier the extremity of the campaign.
He was, though, seen greeting his team-mates astatine Anfield aft they bushed Everton successful the Merseyside derby successful midweek, and Robertson himself was staying tight-lipped connected immoderate reports of a determination away.
'It is intolerable for maine to accidental we person not seen each the sound and everyone commenting connected it,' helium added. 'But for america our absorption is for him to get backmost acceptable and healthy.
'Once helium does that, what volition happen, volition happen. No 1 knows that yet. People tin speech and speculate but for america we privation Trent backmost precise soon.'
The Scotland defender was, meanwhile, afloat of praise for Alexander-Arnold's chap Liverpudlian Curtis Jones, who filled successful a close backmost against the Toffees successful the England man's absence.
Alexander-Arnold could permission Liverpool connected a escaped transportation to articulation Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid
The defender was successful bully spirits connected the sidelines during Everton clash, but it remains unclear however galore much times helium volition play for the Reds
Robertson was afloat of praise for Curtis Jones, who filled successful astatine afloat backmost against the Toffees
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'I thought helium was excellent,' Robertson said. 'Curtis was excellent.
'He played a truly bully game. Such an intelligent footballer. We were joking yesterday – helium has played near wing, No 10, No 6, No 8, striker, arsenic a close back. Hopefully helium can't play left.back.
'But it shows however intelligent helium is. He took the crippled successful his stride, truthful comfy connected the shot and helium defended truly good too.'