Liverpool legend issues MAJOR Trent Alexander-Arnold WARNING | OneFootball

What Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving Liverpool would indicate about the state of the footballing world going forward is concerning.

Despite winning the Premier League and Champions League with his boyhood club, it is telling that Trent choosing to join Real Madrid would seem like an ‘understandable’ decision.

They are, of course, one of the biggest, most historic institutions in world football. But, then again, so are Liverpool.

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If Liverpool are unable to keep a homegrown player that stars for their team then the days of football loyalty are dead and buried.

And former Liverpool player Jason McAteer is in full agreement with this sentiment. Speaking to Gambling Zone, McAteer said, "The days of a one-club player are gone, I don't think you'll see a Steven Gerrard again.”

“Real Madrid changes the whole landscape for Trent as a person and as a sportsman.” he explained, “It opens his world up to different opportunities.”

“He's won everything at Liverpool. It's not like he’ll look back at his career and wish he stayed back to win the league. Steven Gerrard did that. Steven’s objective in his sports career was to win the league at Liverpool… Maybe if Liverpool had not won the league under Klopp, it might entice Trent to want to stay. I just think the chips are stacked against Trent staying at Liverpool right now.”

Why would Trent go to Madrid?

It’s concerning that this is a rational, understandable position that is being espoused. Winning the league with Liverpool would surely be the pinnacle of any Liverpool fan’s career. Winning La Liga surely couldn’t mean the same thing or have the same draw.

"There's other positives for him to stay.” McAteer continues, “He's a home-grown talent. He owes a bit to Liverpool. His mum's a Scouser and probably will tell him what to do. I've met her, she's brilliant, I love her to bits and she's a very strong character.”

"And we know there's only one club you leave Liverpool for, as a Liverpool fan and as a Liverpool player, it's Real Madrid… I think personally Trent will go, Salah will stay, and Virgil van Dijk will sign a short-term contract. That's what I think will happen."

With only 11 weeks until the opening of the January transfer window, when players can negotiate pre-contracts with European teams, Liverpool need to get their house in order fast if they are going to retain their foremost homegrown talent since Steven Gerrard.

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