Trent Alexander-Arnold in motion for Liverpool (Picture by Stu Forster/Getty Photos)
Liverpool have been described as having rolled out the ‘crimson carpet’ for Actual Madrid to clinch their switch deal for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The England worldwide, who is because of be out of contract at Anfield this summer time, is now extensively reported as being near finalising a transfer to the Bernabeu on a free switch.
Melissa Reddy has written concerning the Alexander-Arnold state of affairs for Sky Sports activities, and admits it doesn’t look nice from a Liverpool perspective.
A mix of things made it simpler for Actual to swoop for Alexander-Arnold, however all in all it seems like chaos inside Anfield contributed to this end result.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold with Arne Slot throughout Liverpool vs Lille (Picture by Carl Recine/Getty Photos)
Offering her perception into the deal, Reddy stated: “There was an acceptance that the contract sagas – him, Virgil van Dijk, and Mohamed Salah – materialised out of their very own off-pitch inertia, because of upheaval at sporting director stage, after which Klopp’s choice to depart.
“Liverpool didn’t simply open the door for Actual Madrid’s attraction offensive, they rolled the crimson carpet out and the Spanish giants have fortunately walked on it for 2 years, earlier than actually ratcheting up their curiosity forward of final summer time.
“The membership have made Alexander-Arnold profitable provides to stay, however they perceive the attraction of a brand new problem, a contemporary life and life-style expertise, and the lure of being a Actual participant.”
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Alexander-Arnold ought to be an ideal signing for Actual Madrid and can be vastly missed by Liverpool as soon as he goes on the finish of the season.
The 26-year-old had been with LFC for his whole profession to this point, however gained’t be staying loyal to the membership in the way in which that Steven Gerrard notably did as he spent nearly his whole profession at Anfield regardless of alternatives from a bunch of prime European golf equipment.