Liverpool have been urged to extend an olive branch to Trent Alexander-Arnold and welcome him back from Real Madrid to solve their right-back headache.
With three weeks until the start of the 2026/27 Premier League season, Liverpool are not exactly close to completing the necessary transfers to set Andoni Iraola up for success.
So far, only Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz have made the moves to Anfield. The former is on a long-term return from injury while Munoz is not expected to be a starter.
But a deal to sign Alexander-Arnold may be the unexpected signing the Reds need to restore some of the ‘X factor’ lost this summer with Mohamed Salah’s free-agent departure.
Liverpool told to extend olive branch to Trent Alexander-Arnold and welcome him back to Anfield
Speaking on talkSPORT, pundit Angelina Kelly urged Liverpool and Alexander-Arnold to mend their relationship and reunite for what would be the story of the summer.
She claimed: “I know what it’s like for a player to, in your opinion, betray the club – especially one of your own, especially being a Liverpudlian. I get it.
“When Real Madrid come calling, it is hard to say no – we have to be honest with that – and he’s made the move and it hasn’t really worked out.
“And you look at Liverpool, and you think, do they need a new right-back? I mean, [Jeremie] Frimpong didn’t look great last season – I think he’s probably better playing further forward – [Conor] Bradley injured.
“I think maybe they should cut their losses and just explore the Trent situation. I’m not saying you’ve got to sign him immediately – let’s just explore this. Because Real Madrid have signed another right-back in Denzel Dumfries – that is not good news for Trent.
“So, why can’t everyone just take some ownership…take a bit of accountability, and we can all come back together and be happy?”
I agree – bring Alexander-Arnold back
It goes against every fibre of my being to admit this, but I miss Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool.
The manner in which he left the club was not worthy of the adulation bestowed upon him by the Kop since he was a child, but Liverpool should certainly at least consider bringing him back if it’s at all remotely possible.
Of course, it’s a lot more complicated than just bringing him back, but he would be perfect for the type of football Andoni Iraola plays, and he gets the club even if he betrayed that knowledge with the way he forced a move to Real Madrid.
I understand this is an unpopular opinion, but given that it will likely never happen, it’s moot anyway.
His reported €600,000 per week wages (£500k/wk) would prohibit this from ever happening unless he would be prepared to take around half of that to move back to Liverpool.