There may be one final price to pay before Trent Alexander-Arnold can officially turn the page on his Liverpool career.
The Reds are reportedly demanding a compensation fee of £840,000 from Real Madrid in order for the 26-year-old to feature in the Club World Cup next month – and the timing is certainly noteworthy.
Coming just days after our vice captain was booed by some sections of the Anfield crowd in his first appearance since announcing his expected summer exit, it now seems we are looking to make sure we don’t walk away empty-handed.
According to reports from ESPN, relayed by BBC Sport: ‘Real Madrid are close to announcing the signing of 26-year-old English right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool, who are demanding a compensation fee of £840,000 in order for him to play in the Club World Cup.’
It’s a sharp twist in what has already been an emotional and controversial final chapter to Trent’s Liverpool career, with boos, debates, and now a last-minute financial request all taking centre stage.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has two games left of his Liverpool career
The question has already been posed to Arne Slot as to whether he will play the right back again, given the huge split in public perception.
Virgil van Dijk has shared what he thinks of the situation and everyone has their own opinion, though the best way to end any controversy may be to just not field our No.66 again.
Liverpool fans will still get one more glimpse of him at Anfield on Sunday 25 May, when we lift the Premier League trophy – but it’s now clearer than ever that a seismic move is on the horizon.
Whether Real Madrid pay the £840k or not, Trent’s time in red is almost at an end.
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Personally I feel that the morons who booed TAA are just that morons and people unfamiliar with the term YNWA…wherever you go and when. He came, he served with dignity, Scouse pride and honour. Gave 100% all the time . Wish him luck and remember the good times.
GET YA HAND OFF IT W####R!!
You know jackshit!!, I’ve been a supporter since 1971 and a member for over 30 years, He owes the club! Go support the Mancs!
100% right on
Bulshit brother’s had him over big shame legacy destroyed by by lad we’re knocking rm out of Europe written in the stars
Personally I think just as I would have chosen to remain silent when he entered the field. Which is my right as a fan, I think the boo boys have the same right to express how they feel. As a fan you have a right to express how you feel, and they did just that,
I don’t think it was fair Taa been booed of the pitch.. he has been a great player for us and always gave 100%. He’s young and wants to try something different can’t fault him for that.. I wish him all the best.ynwa
I don’t think he’s given 100% at all times
Said it for me when we actually proved mathematically that we had won the title and everyone lined up to sing our anthem ( staff and players) to see someone , who has been at Anfield and born a scouser not singing. I found that disgusting, however, I didn’t agree with the booing. Let’s move on!
He can go, he is not good at defending and will have dificulty time madrid , just ask coutinio.
He won’t succeed 100% .
Coutinho went to Barca.
Gave 100% all the time is debatable .
Any player that denies the club that has nurtured him all his career a transfer fee is not loyal…I have no concern about what was achieved in the past other than to laud it. My concern is with the present and TAA quite frankly will pocket for himself a lot more money because he listened to ugly Real Madrid when they said – run the contract down and we will make sure you benefit financially as a result. He could have at any time signed a new contract with a discounted buy out clause/thereby ensuring that LFC would have got something/he chose not to/benefiting Real Madrid and himself by cutting out LFC – but would Real Madrid even have paid that buy out clause TAA???? YNWA!
It buggers belief, but would they want him if he wasn’t free
You can say that booing against one of our
own is against YNWA but what kind of example is it when Trent and his advisers was making a deal
behind Liverpools back?. Thats not ok and for a vice captain it’s a disgrace.
At the end of the day the benefit to Club and TAA has been two way until the end – they have nurtured him and built his career, he has applied himself with great skill and it has been a winning partnership. Why on earth did he not approach the club with a similar quid pro quo for his exit? A new contract with an agreement if RM came in for an equitable release clause would have continued the relationship of mutual benefit and could have even included a buy back clause. All sides could have been left with goodwill. Instead, we have this childish exit based on greed for a signing on fee and a feeling that it has been underhand and lcking in respect for the fans and the club that helped TAA to the level of fame and realisation of their mutual potential.
I have a notion he will be ripped to threads when he errs and he will err in that white shirt, it’s guaranteed
Would just like to say TAA played 20years foe Liverpool from Academy to first team as we all know he played well ! But in an honest opinion he was given wrong advice from his people supposed to be guiding him he should have either said Nothing until after the season was Over or told Fans a lot sooner
But he made the decision
Just a reminder the Grass is Not Always Greener On the other side!!!!!