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Calls for Liverpool to re-sign Trent Alexander-Arnold are growing louder, with multiple pundits pushing for a reunion after the right-back endured a difficult debut year at Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold left Anfield last summer in a move that drew widespread frustration from supporters of his boyhood club. His first season at the Bernabeu produced just 14 La Liga starts across a campaign disrupted by injury, and he was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup. Jose Mourinho’s arrival as Madrid manager has only added to the uncertainty around his future, with Denzel Dumfries signed from Inter Milan as direct competition at right-back.
With Liverpool facing a shortage of options at right-back heading into the new season, the calls to bring Alexander-Arnold back have intensified. Former Chelsea and Aston Villa midfielder Andy Townsend made the case on talkSPORT:
“First and foremost, purely as a player, if he came back to Liverpool, would he improve them? 100 percent, yes. Frimpong, as a right-back, I’ve not really got. It’s so important nowadays with these full backs being such an important part of a team’s attacking intentions. If you can’t deliver anything half decent when you get into a good area, and from what I’ve seen of him so far, I’ve not really seen that final delivery, which Trent can do in his sleep. So, I think he absolutely would improve them. The question is how the club would feel about it. That’s going to be a difficult pill probably for some Liverpool fans to swallow.”
Townsend pushed further, arguing a loan arrangement would make financial sense.
“He doesn’t need another season like he had last time. That would have been a big disappointment to him. Secretly, he would have been a little hurt that it never happened, he never really got going and had a few injury issues. I think Liverpool should, if they can get any deal done for him on a loan basis for a season, whatever those fees are now, up to £10 million for a season, I wouldn’t turn your nose up at that to get that boy back through the door. He is top, top drawer.”
talkSPORT host Angelina Kelly echoed the sentiment, pointing to Liverpool’s right-back situation as the practical argument for moving quickly.
“I know what it’s like for a player to, in your opinion, betray the club — especially one of your own, especially being a Liverpudlian. I get it. When Real Madrid come calling, it is hard to say no — we have to be honest with that — and he’s made the move and it hasn’t really worked out. And you look at Liverpool, and you think, do they need a new right-back? I mean, Frimpong didn’t look great last season — I think he’s probably better playing further forward — Conor Bradley injured. I think maybe they should cut their losses and just explore the Trent situation. I’m not saying you’ve got to sign him immediately — let’s just explore this. Because Real Madrid have signed another right-back in Denzel Dumfries — that is not good news for Trent. So, why can’t everyone just take some ownership… take a bit of accountability, and we can all come back together and be happy?”
The pre-season friendly against Fiorentina in Klagenfurt gave fresh images of Alexander-Arnold training under Mourinho, a visual reminder that his situation at the Bernabeu is far from settled. Dumfries’ arrival makes his path to regular starts narrower, and a season on the periphery at a club of Madrid’s stature carries its own risks for a player whose England career has also stalled.
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For Liverpool, the calculus is straightforward: a proven delivery specialist at right-back, available on loan, covering a position that has no clear starter. The emotional complexity of such a deal is real, but the sporting argument is difficult to dismiss. Follow TipsGG for continued coverage as this transfer story develops.