A “world-class” Liverpool famous person has been linked with a shock transfer away from Anfield within the close to future, with a recent declare suggesting as a lot.
Huge Liverpool gamers might go away
The Reds have gone into the ultimate worldwide break filled with confidence, with Sunday’s 3-0 win at residence to Brentford seeing them bounce into second place within the Premier League desk. There is just one level separating Jurgen Klopp‘s facet and leaders Manchester Metropolis, forward of what’s a monumental conflict on the Etihad on November twenty fifth, with an thrilling title race in prospect.
Up to now this season, a lot of Liverpool’s most high-profile gamers have stood tall and carried out beautifully, whether or not it’s Alisson in purpose, captain Virgil van Dijk on the again, or Mohamed Salah additional ahead. Salah has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, nonetheless, after a £150m bid from Al-Ittihad was rejected in the summertime switch window, whereas Thiago is another big name who could leave the Reds, with Inter Milan eager on signing him in 2024.
Now, a brand new switch report means that one other of Liverpool’s star figures could possibly be of curiosity, in what represents a regarding replace.
Trent Alexander-Arnold switch replace
Based on a report from Spain, Real Madrid are eyeing a big-money move for Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, seeing him as a terrific possibility to herald as Dani Carvajal’s successor at right-back.
The La Liga giants are prepared to pay greater than €80m (£70m) for the providers of the 25-year-old, and whereas supervisor Carlo Ancelotti might go away on the finish of the season, he would nonetheless assist get a deal over the road for the Reds ace.
Madrid look like constructing one other particular workforce of world-renowned gamers, with Jude Bellingham coming in and Kylian Mbappe doubtlessly arriving subsequent 12 months, and it seems to be as if Alexander-Arnold is the participant they’ve earmarked for that right-back spot.
Whereas clearly a worrying replace from a Liverpool perspective, their sensible homegrown star could not wish to go away his boyhood membership at this level, and the Reds ought to be demanding way more for his providers than £70m. Alexander-Arnold is among the most gifted gamers to have ever emerged from the Merseysiders’ academy, and he has grown right into a genuinely elite participant, producing ranges of creativity from right-back that few have produced from that place in historical past.
In truth, Alexander-Arnold’s numbers all through his profession sum up simply how particular he’s, to not point out profitable the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup, amongst different trophies.
Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool stats |
Whole |
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Appearances |
287 |
Targets |
16 |
Assists |
75 |
Former Reds midfielder Lucas Leiva has described him as “world-class”, such is his capacity, and the truth that he’s nonetheless solely 25 years of age signifies that he has a giant chunk of his profession forward of him. Alexander-Arnold is just too particular a expertise to let go on the peak of his powers, and whereas a few of his defensive work might probably nonetheless be improved, that is somebody who might be a key man for one more decade, fairly probably taking on the captaincy from Van Dijk in the future.