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I think it's a real possibility that he goes to Madrid in the summer, I'm afraid. There are so many reasons why a player like him, at this stage of his career, would strongly consider the move if they came calling. They're in a great place right now with their squad full to the brim with Europe's best and are guaranteed trophies. His mate, Bellingham, has become a superstar immediately and will no doubt be in his ear talking about how good it is. I also wonder if he feels that he hasn't had the respect he deserves during his time here. Despite his brilliance, he's always had a cloud over him because of his defensive deficiencies and even if he played RB for Madrid, he'd have far less to do defensively because of how they dominate games. Finally - he's got a year left on his contract, his next will be committing his peak years, he's won everything with the club, and the manager - one of the best in our generation - is leaving and likely being replaced by a relatively unknown entity, to start another rebuild less than a year after the last one began.
You can see why it would be a highly attractive move for him. The only thing keeping him here would be loyalty and maybe a promise that he'll play in midfield for Slot. If he turns them down, fair play.
We should probably be prepared for a saga this summer. Klopp's departure has overshadowed issues like this but it's feeling potentially quite 'Gerrard to Chelsea in 2005' to me.
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