The Liverpool defender has trained with the team and is available for selection against the Foxes
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is back in training and available for selection ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match against Leicester City.
The England defender has recovered from an ankle injury he sustained during the Reds’ Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. Arne Slot confirmed the right back’s return on Friday in his pre-match press conference, although adding that Alexander-Arnold could only start on the bench against Leicester.
“Trent trained with us yesterday and every time he plays with us and trains with us he shows his commitment,” said the Liverpool boss.
“He has worked so hard to be back, and the moment he is on the pitch he shows me what a great football player he is and how much he is involved in us trying to achieve our goals this season.”
Alexander-Arnold has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, with Los Blancos making a bid for him in December, which Liverpool turned down. However, the 26-year-old’s contract expires in the summer and it is understood that, unlike Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, he will not be agreeing a new deal with Liverpool.
But Slot would not be drawn into a discussion on the right back’s future.
“The fans of Liverpool, everyone who watches football for the last five, six or seven years, knows he is an incredible full-back, has been an incredible full-back for this football club,” said Slot. “Let’s see what the future brings.
“Maybe the players don’t know what is being said in the media but we have held on to two of those (Salah and Van Dijk), so it is already a big summer, so let’s see what the summer brings.”
