Trent Alexander-Arnold will face few points adapting to life in Spain ought to his anticipated transfer to Actual Madrid materialise, says former Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson.
Alexander-Arnold’s future at Anfield has been the topic of a lot debate this marketing campaign, with the four-year contract he signed in 2021 set to run out in June.
Spanish and European champions Madrid have lengthy been credited with an curiosity in Alexander-Arnold, and widespread studies on Tuesday claimed he has instructed his present membership of his need to maneuver to Spain.
Alexander-Arnold first joined Liverpool’s academy on the age of six in 2004, and his glittering spell together with his boyhood membership appears set to finish with a second Premier League winners’ medal.
He has additionally gained the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Group Protect, Champions League, UEFA Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup since breaking into the Reds’ first group in 2016-17.
Ought to he full a transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu, Alexander-Arnold will grow to be simply the seventh Englishman to symbolize Madrid for the reason that Spanish league system was based in 1929.
And with Three-Lions team-mate Jude Bellingham already excelling in LaLiga, Johnson expects Alexander-Arnold’s adaptation to be seamless.
Talking solely to Stats Carry out, Johnson mentioned: “It’s not signed and accomplished but, however clearly it appears possible. He’s a world-class participant, and he’s received loads of years in entrance of him.
“I’m certain Jude will assist him settle in. I’m certain the membership and everybody round him will assist him settle if the transfer goes forward.
“Good gamers adapt fairly rapidly, so if it goes forward then I’ve little doubt that he’ll settle in and revel in it.”
Johnson left Liverpool on the finish of the 2014-15 season, simply over a yr earlier than Alexander-Arnold was handed his senior debut by former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.
“I didn’t really know him within the academy,” Johnson mirrored. “Once we have been on the membership on the similar time, clearly I knew the identify, however he by no means skilled with the primary group after I was there.
“I didn’t know a lot about how he performed then. You simply hear about some good skills coming via in all types of various positions, so we by no means really crossed paths once we have been collectively.”
Alexander-Arnold has grow to be famend for his creativity at full-back, together with his 64 assists essentially the most by any defender in Premier League historical past, forward of team-mate Andy Robertson (59).
Having additionally scored 17 objectives, he’s second for complete objective involvements amongst all defenders within the Premier League (81), after former Wigan Athletic and Everton left-back Leighton Baines (85).
His output has dropped off within the final two seasons, although.
His seven objective contributions in 2023-24 have been his fewest in any Premier League marketing campaign since 2017-18 (two), and he has eight thus far this time period (two objectives, six assists).
Alexander-Arnold’s 254 Premier League appearances put him ninth amongst all Liverpool gamers, however he might overtake Roberto Firmino earlier than the top of the season, with the Brazilian two forward of his complete. Jamie Carragher leads the way in which with 508, marginally forward of Steven Gerrard’s 504.
