the surprising exit of Slot on the departure of Alexander-Arnold

Will Trent Alexander-Arnold become Real Madrid’s next star signing? Possible if we are to believe the Spanish press which has been raving about the subject in recent days. But in the meantime, the Liverpool full-back is still a Reds player. And Arne Slot takes things philosophically. In addition to ensuring that his player will obviously be on the field for future matches, the coach even sees an advantage in seeing these rumors take center stage.

“Maybe it’s even useful now that you ask me,” he replied to a reporter. Indeed, Arne Slot sees a positive thing in it, preferring that the press concentrate on rumors rather than too strong compliments on the team’s play which could leave the players in a certain comfort. “Because if it’s just a question of what we’re doing well, then maybe every week I should have a meeting to tell the players ‘it’s not perfect yet’ and we have to do better. Because of that, we also talk about other things and not everyone tells them how great they are. »

The squad not at all destabilized by the rumors

Arne Slot therefore sees positives in this situation, affirming that dealing with Mercato rumors is part of the job anyway. “So sometimes that can help too. But for me it doesn’t distract at all, I think we get enough recognition for the way we play. And here in the building, we don’t even talk about that (speculation). Maybe we talk about it in the building, but me and the players, we don’t talk about these situations. It doesn’t distract me at all, it’s part of the job we’re in and in January, it happens in every club in the world. People are talking about ‘Will he come? Is he going to leave?’ It doesn’t distract me at all and I don’t think it distracts the players either,” assures the Reds manager.

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