Jude Bellingham's face told a picture as he was asked about Real Madrid's interest in signing Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool.

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• Bellingham asked about Alexander-Arnold rumours
• England pair have struck up a close friendship
• Liverpool host Real Madrid in Champions League

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Alexander-Arnold's future was a talking point during Bellingham's meeting with the media ahead of Liverpool's showdown with Real Madrid in the Champions League. The England full-back has been linked with a move to Los Blancos when his contract expires next summer, and there's no doubt that Bellingham would love to link up with his close friend and Three Lions team-mate in Madrid.

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  For his part, Alexander-Arnold has done little to suggest his future belongs in Liverpool. A move to the Santiago Bernabeu would seemingly offer the 26-year-old a stronger platform to achieve his dream of winning the Ballon d'Or, with Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher already convinced Real Madrid is his likely destination.

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• WHAT BELLINGHAM SAID

  "I’ll be by his side with the national team anyway hopefully, so that will be a guarantee," Bellingham said. "He is a Liverpool player and I think it's disrespectful, especially to come to his home today, and speak with the huge game tomorrow, to speak something that could be misconstrued. I think it's important to take that pressure off him. He is a really good mate of mine and I want him to do really well… normally, obviously not tomorrow night! We'll see what happens but like I said he's a Liverpool player."

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