England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold made his first-team debut in Jurgen Klopp’s regime and has developed into a world-class right-back. He has a passing performance that allows him to be lax in defence, and at times he sets up games from the bottom of midfield.
After 319 games at Anfield, he has 83 assists, a figure not seen in a defender. His participation in attack from either side of left-back Andy Robertson has come of age, tearing through opposition defenders.
Real Madrid are also keen on acquiring the 26-year-old side-back, but David Beckham, who once played for England, Manchester United and in the Spanish capital, in a conversation with his current colleague Rio Ferdinand, said that the player’s style of play and his ownHe superimposed his own style of play on that of the player.
“If there was one player I look at, and I think he’s very similar in the way he delivers the ball, he’s very similar in the way he crosses the ball or passes, it has to be Trent [Alexander-Arnold].”
“His vision, he’s unbelievable. And he’s an exceptional player, but when I look at a player and I think I see myself in the way he puts the ball in, what he sees, in the long balls that he plays.”
“He plays balls that some players don’t even think about and that’s what I love about him as a player.”
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With midfielders such as Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and Nottingham Forest midfielder James Ward-Prowse, both of whom have dominant right feet, the Liverpool defender is a hot favourite.
In recent years, he has also played as a false back and is becoming more and more accurate not only on the flanks but also in the middle, and is an absolute attacking force in Liverpool. His occasional mid-range shot is also powerful, a feature that sets him apart from Beckham.
His departure is the focus of attention. Will he sign a contract with Liverpool and play at Anfield from next season onwards?
Or will he respond to Real Madrid’s enthusiastic approach and move to the Santiago Bernabeu?