Trent Alexander-Arnold hopes to make a quick impression at Real Madrid after his controversial transfer of Liverpool and Baas Xabi Alonso wants him to be his first choice
Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has decided that Trent Alexander-Arnold will be his starting right back in the Bernebeu prior to the long-term Dani Carvajal, according to reports in Spain.
The defender of England is a new arrival in the Spanish capital after the La Liga giants have fought hard to get him out of Liverpool, even to pay the Premier League side £ 10 million to ensure that he arrived on time for the World Cup club in June.
Alexander -Arnold arrives in Madrid with pedigree who has just won his second Premier League title with Liverpool, where he won a total of eight cups -including the Champions League in 2019.
Alonso sees the 26-year-old as “The Chosen One”, according to the Spanish Outlet E-Noticies, who says that the manager has put his confidence in the English star because of his “quality, vision and offensive contribution”.
Alexander -Arnold knew that he had work to fire Carvajal -the Boyhood Madrid star who has made 428 performances for the club and won every trophy that is available for him. This includes four LA Liga titles and an amazing six Champions League titles.
But the report claims that Carvajal “will have to get used to the bank” and says that the veteran defender is “no longer inviolable” after having spent a large part of last season on the sidelines with a cross -block tear.
Carvajal – who has been in the club for so long that he played with Alonso in Real Madrid – will be 34 in January and no longer has the same pace and power he was once known for.
Alexander-Arnold has since been a huge hit since he arrived in Madrid-with the press with his flowing Spanish-language skills.
He can also get along well with the club backs of the club, adds the report, and has the “character, talent and profile” that fits into the playing style that Alonso wants to implement in the team.
It says that Alonso is more looking for a youthful look for the team and says that stars such as Endrick, Arda Guler and Brahim Diaz could become “key pieces” of the puzzle in Madrid.
Carvajal is not the only long -term star that is confronted with a banking role in the coming season. Rodrygo already seems to have fallen under Alonso after the coach after he was gestured for their club World Cup semi -final collision against PSG.
Alonso said that he needed “another player” when he was asked for an reasoning behind the decision, but said he had not yet decided whether the future of the Brazilian was still.
“The fact that he no longer played is a game-per-game decision,” he said. “The way it went, we needed another player. There have been no decisions about the future during this entire championship.”