Liverpool will not get involved if Real Madrid decide to offload Trent Alexander-Arnold at the end of the season, according to reports.
Injuries have limited the defender’s game time during his first season in Spain, and there has been speculation that a departure could already been on the cards this summer. However, a source told TEAMtalk that a return to Anfield is not under consideration:
“Trent is not someone that is currently being talked about at the club. And that isn’t a huge dig at him, but in Conor [Bradley] and Jeremie [Frimpong], they have invested and are happy with those options.”
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“Could that change if he was on the market and available? Never say never in football, but is very hard to imagine that.”
Who could sign Alexander-Arnold if he leaves Real?
TEAMtalk claim that Manchester City are keeping tabs on the 27-year-old’s situation, while Bayern Munich are also said to be monitoring events.
A lot may still depend on whether Alexander-Arnold can recover from a difficult first half of the season. If he features prominently when he returns from a muscular injury, it is unlikely that he will be sold.
The player burned a lot of bridges at Liverpool
Besides his availability, another big question is whether Alexander-Arnold would have been able to repair the relationship with the fanbase if he did come back.
The right-back was once hailed as a “world-class” player by Jurgen Klopp, and his ability was widely admired on Merseyside, but the way he left the club left a bitter taste in the mouth.
Forcing the Reds to sell to Real after Alexander-Arnold decided not sign a new contract did not go down well at all, so it’s unlikely he’d be welcomed back, no matter the circumstances.
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