Trent Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool at the start of the summer transfer window to sign for Real Madrid and he was followed from Merseyside by former Reds teammate Darwin Nunez
Trent Alexander-Arnold responded after former teammate of Liverpool Darwin Nunez has announced his move to Saudi Arabia with an emotional explanation. Nunez, 26, has joined Saudi Pro League Giants al-Hilal for a first fee of £ 46.2 million.
The Uruguayan played with Alexander-Arnold for all three of his full seasons in Anfield, but the couple both left this summer. After completing his medical with Al-Hilal, Nunez went to Instagram and wrote a statement in which he thanked Liverpool, for whom he scored 40 goals in 143 performances.
“Thank you, Liverpool,” wrote the striker. “Three years later it is time to say goodbye. I will take countless memories that will live with me forever.
“I leave with a full heart, thanks to the love of a crowd that never let me down and always had my back – because of the highlights and because of the lows. Liverpool will always be part of who I am.
“I will miss you more than being able to say words. Against all staff and my teammates – thanks and all the best for the future. Ynwa. '
Alexander-Arnold was one of the more the 433,000 users who 'liked' the post. Colleague-Ex teammates Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, Conor Bradley and Stefan Bajcetic also loved his post.
The departure of Nunez has been established to finance Liverpool's second bid for Alexander Isak, after he has already rejected an offer of £ 120 million. The Reds also sold Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich last month for £ 65.5 million.
Despite the fact that he had started the last few weeks of his contract, the move from Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid also introduced a fee of £ 10 million. The 26-year-old will start next Tuesday in La Liga when real host Osasuna.
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His replacement in Liverpool, Jeremie Frimpong, scored on his debut for the Reds against Crystal Palace in the Shield community. Frimpong, however, ended up on the losing side, when Palace won a penalty shootout after their 2-2 draw.
But will Slot Nunez replace before the transfer deadline day on Monday 1 September? “We think we already have a lot of attacking power in our team,” said the Liverpool manager last week.
“I think of Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong who can play as a right wing, Florian Wirtz who can play as a left wing player … I have all the feeling that I have a lot of offensive options in my team in my team.”