Liverpool have dropped Real Madrid transfer target Trent Alexander-Arnold from their EFL Cup semi-final first XI

With Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid rumors not dying down, the subject reached one of the veterans in the Madrid locker room.

Arnold's Liverpool future remains uncertain, particularly in the wake of that awful display against Manchester United. Now even Real Madrid players are being asked about his future.

Liverpool are within touching distance of a first set of silverware to properly mark the start of the Arne Slot era at Anfield. The Merseysiders just have to manage to get past Ange Postecoglou’s wildly inconsistent Tottenham outfit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday evening (and then once more at L4 in February).

There may yet be another twist in the tale of Trent Alexander-Arnold's future. Real Madrid are hot in their pursuit of the right-back meanwhile Liverpool have struggled to tie him down to a new deal.

Jamie Redknapp has warned Liverpool fans that turning down Real Madrid will be "almost impossible" for Trent Alexander-Arnold.