Trent Alexander-Arnold is yet to sign a renewal amid transfer links with Real Madrid, who could talk him out of a January move it seems.

Liverpool great Ian Rush has urged Trent Alexander-Arnold to think twice about leaving Anfieldciting his own experience of moving to Juventus. The former striker returned to Liverpool just a year after leaving in 1987 after a tough time in Turin.

Alexander-Arnold is one of three key stars who will see their Reds contracts expire next summer. Each has commented on their contract situation, i.a Alexander-Arnoldwhich is linked with Real Madrid.

Speech back in Septemberthe defender outlined his ambitions to become club captain but remained coy about what may lie ahead. “I want to be a Liverpool player this season (as a minimum) is what I will say,” he said.

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Rush, another club hero, returned to Liverpool after a season away because of “homesickness”as he revealed to the Guardian in 2005. He stressed that he did not regret the move given how much he had learned about himself but admitted that Juventus were “the right club at the wrong time”.

And now Rush has drawn on that experience as he shares his thoughts on Alexander-Arnold’s future, as well as Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. “Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side,” Rush shared SportsBoom.com.

“That’s what you have to look at, Liverpool is such a great club. I left Liverpool to go to Juventus but was very lucky to get the chance to come back. I was very privileged.”

Van Dijk has confirmed he is in contract negotiations while Salah has revealed his frustration at not being formally offered a new deal while negotiations between agent Ramy Abbas and Liverpool continue. Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, has kept quiet about his situation.

“None of those (previous contract renewals) have been played out publicly. And this one won’t be either,” he said earlier this season.

Rush added: “Let’s see what happens but at the end of the day all players leave or retire at some stage. But for me I don’t think any of them want to leave Liverpool.

“Liverpool is such a big club, a special club with such special supporters. I enjoy watching all these players.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen, but those three have been fantastic for Liverpool. Once the players buy into the club, it’s so hard to leave. It’s such a great club.”