Liverpool is looking forward to the summer transfer window after the exit of Trent Alexander-Arnold was finally confirmed prior to a running free transfer to Real Madrid
At the beginning of the week there was only one story in the city when Trent Alexander-Arnold confirmed his approaching exit from Liverpool. The right back finally announced his decision on Monday morning, so he still had three games in a red shirt before he leaves to join Real Madrid to a free transfer.
The move was a long time ago, where Real's interest is reported throughout the season. But the final announcement and his statement did not go well with many fans, who are angry that a supporter of the club has decided to turn their back on them after 20 years.
The 26-year-old emphasized how difficult the decision was for him to take, said he would stay a fan of the team and come back to support them whenever he can. But the emotion will remain raw for the time being, despite its many years of service and many great moments.
However, the announcement brings all speculation to an end. With the title Veilig, Liverpool can plan for the 2025/26 season, when they have Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, but not Alexander-Arnold. Here are the latest pieces of transfer news in which the club is involved.
The range of Real to Trent
Liverpool tried to keep Alexander-Arnold and the new sports director Richard Hughes even made it a priority in the role after his arrival. But although he managed to keep Salah and Van Dijk, he could not complete the set by seducing Alexander-Arnold to stay.
The Reds have put a contract on the table for the English international who would have made him one of the best-paid full-backs in the world, but they quickly gathered from his representatives that it was not a money that his decision was driving. Alexander-Arnold is happy about Merseyside, but just wants to move to Spain to challenge himself.
He is ready to sign a six -year -old deal with Los Blancos and will participate in his friend Jude Bellingham in Madrid. As he explained: “It just came down to what I felt that I needed, and that is a change. That is something that I have to do on my personal journey as a person, but also as a player and a professional, to challenge myself elsewhere. I feel like a challenge in another environment that I have to do as a player.”
Frimpong 'Chose' Liverpool
One of the players who is connected to Liverpool as a replacement for Alexander-Arnold is Jeremie Frimpong. The Bayer Leverkusen star has four goals and 12 assists in 47 games this season and has attracted the attention of Scouts.
The 24-year-old has played for Leverkusen for the past four years, but started in the Manchester City Academy. However, he explained his journey as a young person, but he said he would come to Liverpool instead.
“Once with AFC Clayton we had a final. I scored a hat trick and won the player of the tournament,” he said Rising Ballers. “There were scouts from Liverpool, Man City, Bolton and much more. I chose Liverpool for the first time. I was going to draw for them, but then driving wasn't something. My family wasn't driving and it was far. Man City was locally so I tried the next man. It was more logical. It was 15 minutes on the bus.”
Keane's shopping list
Roy Keane believes that Liverpool should buy at least three players in the summer transfer window if they want to defend their Premier League title. The side of Slot was hit 3-1 on Sunday by Chelsea when he rotated the team and their lack of strength depth was clear.
Kostas Tsimikas, Jarell Quansah and Harvey Elliott belonged to the changes and Keane believes that the game has shown the areas on which Liverpool needs this summer to concentrate.
“They want to support that,” said Keane on Sky Sports when he was asked about summer signing sessions. “That is the big challenge for Liverpool. Possibly a left back, a middle half, [and] Potential I would say striker. They have won the competition, they will be a big attraction for many players. Winning the fantastic of the competition, you have to back up again next year. “
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