According to Jamie Carragher, Trent Alexander-Arnold has already been warned about the potential consequences that could arise as a result of his decision to leave his boyhood club Liverpool and join Real Madrid on a free transfer. This warning makes for interesting reading.
According to numerous reports that surfaced on Tuesday, Real Madrid is reportedly working towards the completion of a transfer for Alexander Arnold.
It has been reported by talkSPORT that the 26-year-old defender has reached an agreement with Los Blancos regarding personal terms for a five-year contract that is worth more than £220,000 per week. TalkSPORT also suggests that the defender has been in discussions with Real since January.
Alexander-Arnold will have a twenty-year association with his boyhood club if he is able to join fellow England international Jude Bellingham at the Bernabeu this summer. Bellingham is also a member of the England national team.
Jamie Carragher, a former defender for Liverpool, issued a warning to the player in December through a column that he wrote for the Telegraph. In the event that you leave Anfield, you will always be treated differently because you are a local lad.
Carragher questioned the full-back about how he wants to be remembered before bringing some of his former teammates into the spotlight. He began by asking how much he values his legacy as a so-called Liverpool great, and then he went on to ask how much he values his legacy.
“If you wanted to break it down to its essential question, you might say: does Trent want to be Steven Gerrard or Steve McManaman?” It was he who started.
The fact that Liverpool did not receive a fee for a player who had been one of the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League for many years was the factor that caused the most damage to Macca’s legacy at Liverpool. It was not so much Macca’s departure that caused the damage.
“When he returns to Anfield now as a fan or a pundit, he does not receive the same level of love from the Liverpool fans that is shown towards our teammate Robbie Fowler,” the statement read.
“That might be the emotion and the irrationality of Liverpool fans, but it is all worth considering for Trent.”
Carragher continued, “On the other hand, he could go to Real and win Champions League and La Liga titles there while earning the kind of enormous wages that free-agency players are able to command.”
In addition, that will sound pretty good for a football player, but what comes after that is the most important thing. When you stop playing, you will have a long life ahead of you. A significant difference is made by the manner in which people in the city from which you originate treat you. And the fact that you made millions more is irrelevant to your fans. In their eyes, that salary is completely unimportant.
Following that, the former defender, who is now employed as a pundit for various media outlets such as Sky Sports and CBS, would talk about Steven Gerrard and how close he was to leaving Liverpool.
During his time as manager of Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho made numerous attempts to acquire the midfielder. However, these attempts were never successful because Gerrard was adamant about remaining at Anfield.
To add insult to injury, as a local boy, you are always treated differently than other people. The film was accompanied by Steven Gerrard. In the course of his career, he even entertained the idea of leaving for Chelsea on two separate occasions, which temporarily damaged his relationship with Liverpool supporters. Is it just right? It was simply the truth, with a fanbase that was fervent and tribal.
Carragher would then go on to mention Michael Owen, who had a year remaining on his contract with Liverpool when he switched to Real Madrid in 2004. Owen had been with Liverpool for a year.
When it came to Owen’s legacy, the former defender stated that the terms of his departure to Real “did not help” in any way.
As Carragher continued, “That is the most significant problem for Trent, and that is the free transfer.” “Just like with Macca, the fans will have the impression that the club is discarding an eighty million pound player for no reason, and they will not be pleased with this development.
I would recommend to Trent that he sign a new contract that includes a reasonable buyout clause. This will provide the club with some value in the event that Real or any other party decides to meet the terms of the contract.
There is a difference in the way that fans feel about Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, who are also set to expire their contracts this summer, in comparison to how they feel about Trent. There are a lot of reasons for that, but the local-boy factor takes up a significant portion of the explanation.
A Liverpool lad should have the goal of playing for Liverpool as their ultimate aspiration, according to the general consensus. The situation was the same for Macca, Michael, Stevie, and myself, and it will be the same for Trent and Curtis Jones as well.
After joining Liverpool’s youth program in 2004, when he was only six years old, Trent went on to become the club’s captain for all of its youth levels before making his debut with the senior team in 2016. Over the course of his career, he has played for the club in excess of 350 times.
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