One of football’s worst-kept secrets is that Real Madrid are on the verge of securing Liverpool’s right-back, Trent Alexander-Arnold, on a free transfer this summer.

Liverpool should be "doing everything they possibly can" to keep "unique players" Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk at the club, fan Ben Kent has told BBC Radio Merseyside. The uncertain futures of the three key players has been an ongoing undercurrent to the Reds' impressive season,