Trent Alexander-Arnold

[memzey]

I don't see Pep's departure as making it any less likely but time will tell. He fits what they are all about too perfectly for me.

[Le Chef]

When he left I said that he'd be off within 2 years and that City were his likely destination. I still stand behind that.

If Pep was still there I'd be inclined to agree, now I'm not that sure, be hard for them to shift him on that sort of money

[memzey]

When he left I said that he'd be off within 2 years and that City were his likely destination. I still stand behind that.

[Catrin]

I'm sure there's an Arabic Duolingo.

[frank the tank]

Will surely be hard to shift trent if he is on mega bucks. Rumoured 600k pw equivalent due to signing on a free.

Saudi might be his only option

[danperkins]

Dumfries is a more Mourinho like right full anyways & imo if he signs, Trent will be sold at some point.

[Exiled_red]

I saw one of the guys on The Anfield Wrap speculate that he could have been dropped in an attempt to better integrate Bellingham into the squad, the suggestion was that there was better squad harmony when Bellingham was dropped a few months back. Apparently in previous squads Bellingham wasn't getting involved in so much with other players which was bad for team spirit, he was just hanging around with TAA all the time. The suggestion being that they want to make Bellingham a more central part of the team and squad and removing TAA might be a way to force that to happen.

Obviously all speculation but you could see a scenario where the manager might think it worth leaving out TAA if it meant he could get more out of Bellingham...

[Catrin]

Ulf

[Catrin]

Makes you wonder what Trent is actually like as a person. He can seem sulky but maybe that’s just his face. He does have an incredible ability to switch play with a long pass so you’d think Tuchel would want that in his squad. Not as a starter, because of his defending, but he would be a potential game changer from the bench. Feels almost like a teacher splitting two kids because one is a bad influence on the other.

[SB]

From seeing himself as a future Ballon d'Or winner to not even being in the conversation and struggling to convince Tuchel. Quite the career move. I'm sure the money helps, but that ego must be taking an absolute hammering right now.

Nah Jude will be talking him up so his ego will be in tact.

[mellor]

From seeing himself as a future Ballon d'Or winner to not even being in the conversation and struggling to convince Tuchel. Quite the career move. I'm sure the money helps, but that ego must be taking an absolute hammering right now.

[Catrin]

Found it odd he chose to take a booking for pulling someone back in midfield when Real were 4-1 up on aggregate against ten men with only a few mins left.

[Le Chef]

He was good last night against City, annoyingly

Doku skinned him a few times, he'll be at at Turkish club in 2 years

[Doc_Piptorious]

Getting closer to that Ballon d’or …. Summer of 66 I reckon.

Closest he will get to one is if Mbappe wins it someday.

[kingfunk]

Getting closer to that Ballon d’or …. Summer of 66 I reckon.