Should Trent Alexander-Arnold think twice about leaving Liverpool for Real Madrid?

Trent Alexander-Arnold has a large determination to make. He whitethorn person already made it and is simply waiting to archer the satellite wherever helium volition beryllium playing adjacent season, but arsenic helium ripped disconnected his Liverpool garment successful solemnisation aft scoring the winning extremity against Leicester connected Sunday, immoderate thoughts of wearing the achromatic of Real Madrid seemed a cardinal miles away.

After seeing Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk pledge their aboriginal to Liverpool, and past scoring a extremity that moved Liverpool to wrong 3 points of the Premier League title, possibly the entreaty of leaving Anfield for Real Madrid is abruptly not rather arsenic beardown arsenic it was conscionable a period ago.

Sources person told ESPN that Real are progressively assured of signing the England defender this summer, with the 26-year-old seemingly destined for the Santiago Bernabeu arsenic a escaped cause erstwhile his Liverpool declaration expires astatine the extremity of June. Talks with Liverpool implicit a caller woody person not resulted successful an statement betwixt some parties, but if Alexander-Arnold makes the determination to Madrid, would helium beryllium jumping disconnected a bid heading for much occurrence successful favour of 1 that is moving successful a antithetic direction?

Liverpool are a nine connected the up, with a 20th English rubric successful their sights and their 2 astir high-profile players ending uncertainty implicit their aboriginal by committing themselves to Arne Slot's squad for the adjacent 2 years astatine least. As Premier League champions, they volition adhd to their squad this summertime from a presumption of spot and beryllium formidable contenders for honours astatine location and successful Europe adjacent season.

Real Madrid? The 15-time Champions League winners volition ever beryllium a unit to beryllium reckoned with by virtuousness of their past and talent, but their quarterfinal elimination against Arsenal past week exposed shortcomings successful their squad, portion Barcelona are successful rod presumption to extremity Real's home dominance successful LaLiga this season. (Hansi Flick's broadside person a four-point pb with six games remaining, and a pivotal Clasico inactive to travel connected May 11.)

With Carlo Ancelotti's future arsenic manager nether threat due to the fact that of the unacceptably aboriginal Champions League exit - this is Real, who lone respect occurrence arsenic winning -- and the imaginable of the squad heading successful a antithetic absorption nether a caller antheral adjacent season, it is debatable arsenic to whether Real oregon Liverpool is the champion spot to beryllium for an ambitious footballer who measures occurrence successful by winners' medals. (Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso is the front-runner to regenerate Ancelotti, but things person been quiet connected that beforehand successful caller weeks.)

Alexander-Arnold has won everything helium tin triumph successful England with Liverpool astatine slightest once, and his admittance earlier this season that helium wants to go the archetypal full-back to triumph the Ballon d'Or hinted astatine his mind's oculus already visualising himself successful a Real shirt, playing for a nine that has enjoyed 12 Ballon d'Or wins - a grounds shared with Barcelona. But caller weeks person suggested that Real is nary longer the fig 1 destination for the world's champion players and if Alexander-Arnold is inactive to marque a last decision, helium mightiness beryllium advised to deliberation astir however the years up mightiness look.

Barcelona are favourites to triumph LaLiga and the emergence of 17-year-old guardant Lamine Yamal has fixed Flick's squad the sprinkling of stardust they person not enjoyed since Lionel Messi near Camp Nou for Paris Saint-Germain successful 2021. Their squad of breathtaking youngsters, with the assistance of Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, could besides instrumentality Real's crown arsenic European champions this play if they flooded Inter Milan successful the Champions League semifinals earlier beating either Arsenal oregon PSG successful the final.

Although Real dismantled Manchester City successful the Champions League Round of 16, their 5-1 aggregate decision against Arsenal, erstwhile they mislaid some legs, exposed the weaknesses successful the squad that Alexander-Arnold unsocial volition not beryllium capable to solve.

How volition Real regenerate defenders Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba, some 32, oregon the 39-year-old Luka Modric successful midfield? They person inactive not addressed the nonaccomplishment of Toni Kroos pursuing his status past summer, and adjacent if Real bushed Arsenal to the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martín Zubimendi, it volition not beryllium the solution to their problems.

Will a caller manager enactment retired Jude Bellingham's champion positio, oregon determine that helium is simply a quadrate peg that doesn't acceptable the circular holes? Will Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior gel connected a imperishable ground up-front alternatively than proceed to endure the peaks and troughs that they person experienced unneurotic this season?

Barcelona don't person the aforesaid fig of dilemmas to lick successful Spain, portion Liverpool manager Arne Slot has adjacent less to address. So if Alexander-Arnold decides that the clip has travel to permission Liverpool for Madrid, helium volition beryllium taking a hazard that didn't look rather truthful large conscionable 1 oregon 2 months ago.

David Beckham and Michael Owen, the biggest stars successful English shot astatine the highest of their careers, were some drawn by the lure of Real Madrid, with Beckham leaving Manchester United for the Bernabeu successful 2003 and Liverpool guardant Owen pursuing him to the nine a twelvemonth later, but some saw their trophies diminution from erstwhile levels successful Madrid. Beckham won conscionable 1 LaLiga rubric and a Supercopa de Espana successful 4 years with Real, portion Owen's solitary play with Los Blancos ended with him winning nothing. United continued to triumph without Beckham and Liverpool won the Champions League a twelvemonth aft Owen's departure; truthful Alexander-Arnold would bash good to see their acquisition successful Madrid.

Real are the biggest nine successful the satellite and are football's mentation of Hollywood, but close now, Liverpool mightiness conscionable beryllium a amended stake for a subordinate who wants to triumph the biggest trophies.