Last year last year, Trent Alexander-Arnold made it clear that he preferred Jurgen Klopp
Trent Alexander-Arnold risked Thomas Tuchel Van Streek by favoring Jurgen Klopp for the job of England this time last year. The right back broke through in Anfield under the steward of Klopp in 2016, and won a Premier League title, a FA Cup, an EFL cup, a community shield and a Champions League next to the German brain.
When Klopp, at the end of 2023/24 and Gareth Southgate, called time on his nine -year term of office in Anfield in Anfield and Gareth Southgate – with whom he earned most of his 34 caps in England – left his own job at the national team of England after a loss in the final of EUR 2024, it did not last of the Om -Hondolde to speak of the Om -Hondold. Klopp.
In an exclusive interview with Mirror Football last July, Alexander-Arnold parallels ran between the feelings of Klopp and Southgate who resigned from their respective teams that he was a part of, while claiming that he would like to see Klopp in the international game.
He said: “It was similar to how I felt when my club manager Jurgen Klopp left. They were the people who gave me my debut and let my dreams come true.”
Asked for Klopp who started a term of office with the three lions, he added: “I enjoyed every moment I worked with him, we shared great memories, forged a great relationship, a great bond. So of course, if that happened, we would continue where we had left.”
The 26-year-old eventually admitted that it was unlikely that Klopp would take the job and added it: “I would be surprised if he took it. It was clear when he announced when he left, the conversations I had with him, everything on social media, he seems to enjoy his time, so it would be a big surprise.”
Former Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, PSG and Bayern Munich Baas Tuchel was named Southgate's successor last October, and the earlier comments from Alexander-Arnold about a reunion with Klopp could easily have worked on the star if the 51-year-old was particularly sensitive about them.
Fortunately, it seems that the opinion of Alexander-Arnold did not hinder his relationship with Tuchel, because he returned to the international setup for the qualifications of last month's world cup against Andorra and Senegal. In the meantime, Tuchel was also very free for Alexander-Arnold when his future in Liverpool was questioned at the back of last season.
The full-back went 2024/25 in the last 12 months of his contract on Anfield, and was most of the season with a move to Real Madrid before he finally went to the Bernabeu at the end of May. And in June, Tuchel quickly gave Alexander-Arnold advice for his time at De La Liga Giants when he hope to represent his nation during international tournaments.
He said: “Like any other player, he has to play and get minutes and be competitive at the highest level. It's as simple as that. There was a lot going on in recent weeks.
“Even now with the change in the city, change in the environment, change in land, change of club. Let's look. I wish him the very best and he was in the camp and like any other player there is, be competitive, you find a place, hold your place and be ready for nomination in September.
“Trent is Trent. He is a special player, it is not so logical to concentrate on a part of his game that is not his strength. We all know what he can give to a team. If he goes to his highest level, he will always be contrary to nomination.”