Trent Alexander-Arnold stance on Real Madrid future amid Manchester City transfer talk | OneFootball

Trent Alexander-Arnold has no imminent plans to leave Real Madrid and make a shock return to the Premier League amid rumours of Manchester City interest.

The England international made his switch to the capital of Spain in the summer, ending a 21-year stay at Liverpool and casting mixed opinions – the majority coming with discontent – across Merseyside.

Alexander-Arnold was meant to join the 15-time UEFA Champions League winners at the end of June last year, but Los Blancos paid an £8.4 million fee for him to become their player ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. 

The 27-year-old was a key player for Liverpool under both Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot, and won the Premier League twice alongside a UEFA Champions League honour, but departed the Anfield club for a new challenge. 

The versatile full-back has only started five games in La Liga so far this season, with just 16 appearances since he joined the club due to a muscle tear which has kept him sidelined since December. 

His injury is expected to keep him out of action for approximately two months, but that did not stop rumours surrounding the full-back in recent weeks, which suggested he was nearing a return to the Premier League. 

Since those propositions were imposed, journalist Pete O’Rourke has since revealed on the Football Insider’s Transfer Insider podcast that he is not planning to return to English football, instead opting to fight for success at Real Madrid. 

“Manchester City we know probably are in the market for a right-back, but I’m not sure it would go down to well with Liverpool if he was to make that move back to the Premier League with Manchester City,” O’Rourke said. 

“I think, right now, Trent Alexander-Arnold is just focused on winning his place back in the Real Madrid team and proving his worth there. I don’t think his plan right now is to be thinking of a move back to the Premier League so soon after leaving.”

If a move for Trent Alexander-Arnold materialised, it would have undoubtedly raised tensions on Merseyside in addition to the pre-existing disaccord in those parts, which saw a mural defaced following his famous move to Spain. 

The artwork, which depicted Alexander-Arnold’s name and number with the quote, ‘I’m just a lad from Liverpool whose dream has just come true’ – which he said following the Reds’ Champions League triumph in 2019 – was painted over with the word “rat” besides it. 

In November, when both Liverpool and Real Madrid met at Anfield in the Champions League, Alexander-Arnold was introduced as a substitute and subsequently booed by the majority of the stadium, summarising the friction that his transfer caused.