Liverpool head to Tottenham Hotspur aiming to keep up their place on the prime of the Premier League, because of the fantastic performances of three key males this season.
Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold have all been pivotal to the Reds’ distinctive begin to life beneath Arne Slot, which has seen them win 11 and lose simply one in every of their first 15 Premier League fixtures.
All of the whereas although, the top of the trio’s contracts has edged ever nearer, with all three set to change into free brokers in the summertime.
Neil Ruddock speaks to FourFourTwo (Picture credit score: Getty)
There has remained no decision on the way forward for the three stars – former Liverpool defender Neil Ruddock is bound that talks are happening behind the scenes, however might perceive if any of them resolve to depart. Alexander-Arnold, particularly, has been closely linked with Actual Madrid .
“Gamers come to the top of their contracts however I’m certain they’ve been speaking, you don’t go away it till after Christmas, I’m certain there’s quite a bit happening,” Ruddock advised FFT.
Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
“I’m certain Liverpool try their hardest to maintain the three of them there, however as a footballer, you may’t blame them in the event that they wish to style taking part in overseas, taking part in for Actual Madrid – for a younger participant like Trent, you may’t actually blame him.
“For the older lads like Salah, I also can perceive. Why would you keep a pair extra years in the event you don’t suppose you’re going to be the participant you had been and also you lose that hero standing?
“There shall be quite a lot of conversations happening between the gamers, the individuals who take care of them and the membership, there’s quite a bit to weigh up. For all three of them, I hope they keep, however you too can perceive it in the event that they go.”
Michael Owen left Liverpool for Actual Madrid twenty years in the past
Ruddock was talking after launching a brand new syndicate with Outdated Gold Racing, providing followers the chance to personal a share in a brand new racehorse with him, for £60. The horse Plus Level will compete within the new colors of Razor Ruddock Racing.
“Once I was taking part in soccer, the lads had been all the time into racing – Steve McManaman, Michael Owen was massively into it and has his personal stables now,” Ruddock stated.
“I all the time needed to get into it and go racing however I by no means had the time, there was all the time one thing I needed to do like choose the children up or I used to be working.
“However the children are getting older now so now it’s the suitable time and I can take pleasure in going racing. I’ve acquired to this glory outdated age of 56, extra time on my palms, so me and my agent acquired in contact with Outdated Gold and got here up with this idea of ‘Let’s have a racehorse and get a syndicate going’.
“We’re encouraging folks to affix, and it’s going to be a racing membership with a distinction – I’m going to be there on a regular basis and we wish as many members as we will to go to racing.
Neil Ruddock with Plus Level (Picture credit score: Outdated Gold Racing)
“We’ll have an excellent outdated knees up, a couple of pints and cheer Plus Level house into the winners’ enclosure.
“It’s not simply that you simply’re going to have part of the horse, it’s the ambiance and the event as properly. We wish to go partying and racing.”
There shall be extra from Ruddock in an upcoming situation of FourFourTwo journal, and extra particulars in regards to the syndicate can be found at https://oldgoldracing.com/horses/plus-point
