All hope might not be lost for Liverpool to RETAIN Trent Alexander-Arnold

Trent Alexander-Arnold - a name that Liverpool fans have grown increasingly sick of hearing over the last week following the reports that his rumoured move to Real Madrid is all but guaranteed.

The Reds' homegrown right-back has seemingly laid all his cards out and not one of them involves the prospect of remaining on Merseyside.

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Slanderous names such as 'traitor' and 'snake' have been thrown the 26-year-old Scouser's way, as fans begin to come to terms with the idea that he might betray his boyhood club and join their historic European rivals.

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No agreement has been confirmed as of yet, so of course there is a minute possibility that Trent could indeed stay.

That would leave many with egg on their face, although that seems to be incredibly unlikely given the sheer number of journalists who are all confident of his departure.

However, Liverpool fans were left well and truly confused last night by the latest twist in the saga - coupled with the fact that the clocks changed in the United Kingdom, so no-one has any idea where they are and what time it is.

We have entered the twilight zone where mysterious things happen. We are stuck in between hope, desperation and delusion until someone puts us out of our misery.

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At around 8pm on Saturday night, Liverpool's Egyptian forward posted a story to his Instagram account.

It was a three second video that had no audio to it, and we saw Ibrahima Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai and Trent Alexander-Arnold sitting on a sofa together in a living room.

Ordinarily, this would be a totally inconspicuous social media post from a player, giving us a slight glimpse into what happens when Liverpool are not in action.

But after such an incredibly tumultuous week of news regarding Trent's reportedly impending move to Real Madrid, it left the fans in turmoil. No one had considered how the players might have reacted to the news, and that is even assuming that the content of the reports is accurate.

How can you sit in a room with Trent and not want to ask him about the stories? Are the player's okay with Trent deciding to leave? Are they trying to convince him to stay? Is all hope lost of changing his mind or has everything already been set in motion?

These thoughts and more are how Liverpool fans reacted to the clip. No one knows what it means, but given the lack of open communication between the players and the fans surrounding the contract sagas, we are inclined to over-think everything and speculate to the extremes.

In reality, the players probably know exactly what Trent has decided to do, and Salah is merely teasing us and playing with our emotions.

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But until an update comes out to the contrary, supporters are somewhat entitled to run away with their imaginations about what it might mean.

It is still incredibly likely that Trent goes to Madrid, and this cryptic video does nothing to dismiss that, although things may not be as black and white as they once seemed.

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