Trent Alexander-Arnold finds out the hard way what leaving Liverpool has done to his career

Trent Alexander-Arnold finds out the hard way what leaving Liverpool has done to his career It’s all fallen apart for Trent Alexander-Arnold . Last year the homegrown Liverpool right-back was celebrating a second Premier League title win. And if things were slightly different he might well be looking forward to succeeding Virgil van Dijk as the club’s permanent captain.

Instead of signing a new contract however he opted to let his deal run down and moved to Real Madrid on a cut-price deal. While Trent’s bank balance may have been much improved - due to a massive signing-on fee and a reported salary of around £300k per week - his on-field career has nosedived. Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp - and for parts of Arne Slot’s reign - were optimised for Trent.

Whether it was as a playmaker from right-back or else an inverted midfielder Trent was given responsibility and made things happen. And in the early part of his final season at Anfield his England career finally got going too. Trent loses ground for England and Madrid After being hung out to dry in midfield by Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024 Trent nailed down a starting berth at right-back under Lee Carsley.

With Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker finally out of the picture - and Reece James suffering constant injuries - Trent was given the shirt and did not disappoint. He was “player of the match” for THREE UEFA Nations League matches that autumn - against Ireland and Finland twice - and looked set for a long reign in his preferred position. But injuries, the ill-fated Madrid move and Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England manager have been blows that Trent simply cannot recover from.