When Arne Slot joins Liverpool this summer, he will have a lot on his plate. The future of Trent Alexander-Arnold will undoubtedly be at the top of his list of priorities.

With the confirmation of his hiring as the club’s new head coach on Monday, Slot will begin his official employment at Anfield on June 1. After Jürgen Klopp leaves, he will be responsible for guiding the Reds into a new era alongside new sporting director Richard Hughes.

This summer, the Dutchman will have many important choices to make, not the least of which will be selecting his new team. Without a doubt, his ideas will revolve around three key individuals.

How Arne Slot might arrange Liverpool’s lineup once the next manager selects four important individualsAfter the Premier League season, Liverpool emerges victorious, and Arne Slot must make three crucial decisions.

This summer, Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk will all begin their final year of contracts. There is minimal uncertainty over which of the three has to be committed to a new agreement.

Alexander-Arnold, who is still only 25 years old, should have a significant role in Liverpool’s future. His future is still up for speculation, given his connections to Real Madrid and a contract situation that is sure to unnerve a lot of supporters.

Alexander-Arnold’s emotional response during Klopp’s goodbye on Sunday would not have calmed those anxieties. Conor Coady, an England player and former Liverpool academy prospect, thinks the German’s exit might have contributed to the delay in signing a new contract.

Coady said to BBC’s Monday Night Club, “I think him knowing that Jürgen Klopp was leaving and how close he was to Jürgen Klopp.”

“He might be considering the season and asking questions like, ‘How have we started, how are we playing, how much have things changed, are we going to be playing catch-up to teams quite early, and that might be a reason on the contract situation?'” are my thoughts.