After having previously issued a warning, Jurgen Klopp has made it abundantly clear how he feels about Trent Alexander-Arnold’s decision to move to Real Madrid.
The Liverpool defender, along with teammates Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk, will have his contract expire at the end of the current season. It is arguable that his role in the pursuit of the Premier League title under Arne Slot has been overshadowed by rumours that he is interested in joining Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold has, for the most part, refrained from commenting on the matter. However, he did make a rare comment on his future in an interview with Sky Sports. He stated, “I have been at the club for twenty years now, and I have signed four or five contract extensions… and none of those have been played out in public.” “Neither will this one be,” she said.
According to talkSPORT, Alexander-Arnold is on the verge of ending his association with the Reds. However, despite the fact that negotiations have taken place, there has not been much movement on the situation regarding the contract.
It is said that he has reached an agreement on personal terms and will sign a lucrative five-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu. At the Santiago Bernabeu, he will collaborate with Jude Bellingham, who is a close friend and teammate of his from England.
Despite the fact that Liverpool did not receive a transfer fee for a player who joined the club when he was only six years old and went on to win the Premier League and the Champions League, he is expected to earn a staggering sum of two hundred and twenty thousand pounds per week with the fifteen-time European champions.
In 2016, Alexander-Arnold made his debut under the direction of Jurgen Klopp. Since then, he has gone on to become an indispensable member of the German team, with Klopp stepping down at the conclusion of the previous season.
When Klopp was in charge of Liverpool, he made it abundantly clear how he felt about Philippe Coutinho’s decision to leave for Barcelona. However, Klopp has not specifically addressed Alexander-Arnold’s likely situation.
In January of 2018, the Brazilian player made it clear that he wanted to leave the club, but Klopp made an effort to persuade him to remain at Anfield and leave a lasting legacy there.
It was reported by The Mirror that Klopp made the following statement: “Stay here, and they will end up building a statue in your honour.”
“If you move to a different institution, such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich, or Real Madrid, you will be treated as if you were just another player. In this place, you have the potential to become something more.”
In spite of Klopp’s instructions, Coutinho moved to Barcelona in a transaction that set a new club record for the acquisition of a player. With Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa, he was back in the Premier League by January 2022, despite the fact that he had won two La Liga titles and the Champions League while on loan at Bayern Munich. However, he was not a very successful player, and by that time, he had returned to the Premier League.
The shirt number for Alexander-Arnold will not be offered.
If Alexander-Arnold does decide to move to Real, he will no longer be able to wear the number 66 jersey that he has worn throughout his entire career.
This is due to the fact that the rules of La Liga require clubs to submit first-team squads consisting of 25 players, with numbers ranging from 1 to 25.
The reserve team players who step up to play for the senior squad are given numbers between 26 and 50. Players in the 25-man A-squad are required to wear a number between 1 and 25, while the numbers should be between 26 and 50.
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