'Let him go' – Simon Jordan tells Liverpool which player they should allow to leave as a free agent
Liverpool should let Trent Alexander-Arnold go among the Reds' stars who are nearing the end of their contracts.
The product of the Reds academy, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah They are all key players who could leave Anfield at the end of the season.
Salah spoke about being 'more outside than inside' last weekend, as talkSPORT understands Van Dijk's future remains unresolved.
Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold is pursued by real Madrid and other European giants.
And of the three, talkSPORT Simon Jordan He believes the England international may be the one they can let go.
“This is a good team, there are good players,” he said Thursday on Matterface and Jordan.
“You don't want to lose Alexander-Arnold but also, will it be a catastrophe if you do?
“I don't think it is.”
When asked by Sam Matterface if he would please Alexander-Arnold and pay him better than Van Dijk and Salah, the former Crystal Palace owner said: “No.
“With all due respect to what these players are paid and what the market wants to pay them, and if they can get something significant elsewhere, you have to match it or find a mechanism that gives you the opportunity to keep the player.
“If he wants to leave, let him go. I don't think Trent Alexander-Arnold It is equally important financially because of the stage in which you are in your career.
“If you're going to keep him until he's 30, the economy will continue to go out the window.
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“So the only reason you put him on a long-term contract is to protect him for two reasons. One, you want to keep him in your camp, and B, you want to protect his economic value.”
He continued: “I would suggest that the two most important signings are Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah. I think they will do both.”
Liverpool They faced Los Blancos on Wednesday night in the Champions League, and the Reds won 2-0 thanks to goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo.
In this way, Arne Slot's team continues to lead the Champions League.
Alexander-Arnold was on the bench during the match, with his young substitute Conor Bradley, who Now it could be an injury problem – thriving in the clash where he harassed Kylian Mbappé.
talkSPORT's Stuart Pearce joked that Alexander-Arnold should ask for a contract and for his suitors to be present for the right-back's performance.
He said at Anfield: “With Trent Alexander-Arnold sitting on the bench at the moment, he must be thinking, could I knock on the manager's door and say, please, do you have a contract for me?
“Because you have someone who has been absolutely exceptional tonight, he has been brilliant.
“He has dealt with (Kylian) Mbappé, he has advanced, he has assisted goals, he has been everything.”
The English defender has played 325 games for the Reds, scoring 19 goals and providing 83 assists.
