Former Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann has said he is surprised that Trent Alexander-Arnold's future at the club remains unsolved. Alexander-Arnold, 26, is into the final five months of his contract at Anfield and has been free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with clubs overseas from January 1.

Arnold's emotional connection to the club he grew up supporting in a final, last-ditch attempt to prevent the right-back from joining Real Madrid this summer, according to a report in Spain. Alexander-Arnold will be out of contract at Liverpool in June,