Ex-Liverpool star explains why Trent Alexander-Arnold will leave as his replacement named

Mark Lawrenson can't spot Trent Alexander-Arnold turning down the accidental of joining Real Madrid, with the erstwhile Liverpool defender listing 4 reasons why

Liverpool fable Mark Lawrenson believes each indications constituent to Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving Liverpool for Real Madrid.

The Reds person near themselves successful the susceptible presumption of having the contracts of Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah each expiring adjacent summer. Losing immoderate of them connected a escaped transportation would beryllium a large blow.

There mightiness beryllium somewhat much acceptance if it were to beryllium Van Dijk, 33, oregon Salah, 32, who depart fixed their age, though some inactive look to beryllium astatine the apical of their game. Local lad Alexander-Arnold, though, is precise overmuch successful his premier years astatine 26.

He's been heavily linked with Real Madrid, who are reportedly funny successful signing him arsenic a semipermanent successor to Dani Carvajal. And Lawrenson thinks the propulsion of the Spanish giants could beryllium excessively beardown for him to resist.

“I tin spot Trent Alexander-Arnold going to Real Madrid," helium told Paddy Power. Going connected to database the reasons why, the 67-year-old continued: "He’s an intelligent lad and I deliberation he’s looking astatine it reasoning that he’s won everything helium tin astatine Liverpool.

"And his champion mate Jude Bellingham plays for Madrid who mostly triumph the Champions League each year. With Trent, he’d prime up the connection rapidly and he’s earned the close to spell and bash what helium wants to do.

"Nearly each the players that person near [Liverpool] and tally their contracts down haven’t done each that overmuch – barring Luis Suarez. Is Trent replaceable? Of course, helium is.

"If helium wants to spell play successful Spain, past bully luck to him. He’s successful a large presumption due to the fact that he’s been enactment successful a concern wherever helium tin bash what helium wants. How bully is that?”

Alexander-Arnold has stay tight-lipped connected his aboriginal but whitethorn person offered a hint to his intentions this week. In an interrogation with Sky Sports, helium picked winning the Ballon d'Or arsenic his biggest vocation extremity - an accomplishment he'd apt beryllium amended positioned to implicit astatine the Santiago Bernabeu.

He besides picked chap Reds right-back Conor Bradley arsenic the club's biggest young talent, backing his quality to regenerate him successful the side. "I similar to play 90 minutes but I cognize however bully helium is and I spot successful him to get the occupation done and to assistance the squad triumph the game," Alexander-Arnold said.

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