Trent Alexander-Arnold has been sensationally linked with a move to Real Madrid. The Liverpool star has just over a year remaining on his contract at Anfield.
It’s hard to imagine Trent Alexander-Arnold anywhere other than Liverpool. That makes reports linking him with a move away from Anfield particularly hard to believe for many.
The 25-year-old’s future is once again being discussed after Fabrizio Romano claimed Real Madrid is monitoring his contract situation. Alexander-Arnold’s current deal is set to expire in 2025, although Romano suggests no talks are underway yet for a new deal.
That could change soon, with Richard Hughes having been confirmed as the club’s new sporting director this week, although he will only start work on Merseyside on June 1. Either way, it should go without saying that Liverpool would have no interest in letting Alexander-Arnold.
The player himself hasn’t said too much about his future recently, although he has previously indicated that his future lies at Anfield. Although he has won every major club trophy available already during his playing career, there is still one ambition he wants to achieve at Liverpool.
Back in 2018, Alexander-Arnold made his intentions clear in an interview with The Times. He wants to stay at Anfield for the duration of his career.
“There is nowhere else I’d rather be than Liverpool. Somewhere I want to stay for the rest of my career is Liverpool. It’s what I’ve always dreamed of. Liverpool are special. It’s completely down to the fans. Whether we are winning or losing we always have their love.”
In the same interview, he outlined his ambitions to eventually wear the captain’s armband at Anfield. “I want to become captain one day. That’s definitely a dream of mine.
“I hope with dedication, the right advice and the hard work that still needs to be put in that one day I might achieve that dream of becoming captain, something that me and my family will be very proud of if it comes.”
After signing a new deal back in 2021, Alexander-Arnold doubled down on his captaincy ambitions. Speaking to LiverpoolFC.com, he said: “I think a few years ago it was obviously to establish myself as a regular and push on and kind of be an always-starter, someone that couldn’t really be dropped. I think over the last few years I’ve kind of achieved that.
“Now it’s about just winning things, leading the team as well in certain ways, being more of a leader on the pitch, off the pitch for the younger players. Establishing myself in those kind of roles as a leader would be something I’ve got my eye on.”
And after being handed the vice-captaincy last summer, Alexander-Arnold was already looking toward the future. “I’ve put a lot of hard work in up to this moment to reach these kinds of milestones,” he told the club’s website.
