Trent Alexander Arnold He will leave Liverpool In a free transportation at the end of his contract this summer, where ESPN sources told the defender to reject a salary deal in Anfield that would have made him one of the best wages in world football.
the England International, is expected to join him real madrid In a free transfer this summer, he announced his decision in a statement on Monday. The sources told ESPN in March Madrid is “very optimistic” about the signing of Alexander-Arnold, although an agreement is not completed with England.
Alexander Arnold said: “I think first and foremost, I would like to say it is not an easy decision and there is a lot of thinking and feeling in which he entered,” said Alexander Arnold. “I was now 20 years old, I loved every minute of it, achieved all my dreams, and achieved everything I wanted here.
“Giving everything a day, a day outside for 20 years, has reached a point now where I feel that I need a new change, and a new challenge for me as a player and as a person. I now think that the time for me to do this.”
Alexander-Arnold joined Liverpool at the age of six, with his contract at the end of the season.
The 26 -year -old right -back, who became Kurds, appeared in the summer of 2023, 349 games with Liverpool, and won seven major prizes during his period in Anfield. He will join a close friend and his colleague in England Jude Bellingham In Madrid.
Sources told ESPN that the contract talks with Alexander-Arnold began last season during the last season of Juergen Klopp as a manager in Anfield and continued to follow the appointment of Arny Siloth as a coach last summer.
The sources said that the negotiations between Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool, led by sports director Richard Hughes, were friendly and constructive, as the player offered a significant increase in wages, but Liverpool earlier in this spring that Alexander-Arnold would not abide by a new contract, an infidel enlightened by his decision to leave last month.
Alexander Arnold said: “There is a lot to say,” Alexander Arnold said. “The main thing is a great thanks to you [the supporters]. I was there from the beginning with me, you supported you, comrades, I was there.
“I felt support, love, and everything I did, comrades that no one noticed, I loved every minute of it. I hope they felt the same and that I gave everything I could to the club.
“I just hope we can continue to win matches and noise [around my decision] It does not take away the truth of what we have achieved this season. “It was a great season. It was amazing to be part of it and I just hope that everyone would be able to overcome this news for a long time and be able to celebrate what the rest of the boys did.”
