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Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke has blasted Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher — and the wider media — for how the interest from Real Madrid in Trent Alexander-Arnold has been framed.
“I don’t understand why the media are onto Trent Alexander-Arnold,” Yorke told CoinCasino.com. “He’s not made any noise like Mohamed Salah has. The likes of Jamie Carragher are talking rubbish, maybe because no one ever came in for Carragher so he doesn’t understand Alexander-Arnold’s situation.
“Alexander-Arnold has an option now. It’s Liverpool’s fault for letting the contract reach this situation where he could leave on a free. When it reaches towards the end of the season, then he’ll make a decision.
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“That option wasn’t taken away from Alexander-Arnold, but the club can decide to sell him in January for £20m. If Liverpool accept that bid, then that’s their decision. That has nothing to do with Alexander-Arnold, it’s up to the club to decline that offer.”
Liverpool has no intention of losing Alexander-Arnold in the winter window. As a result, the speculation involving Real Madrid has cooled a little in the last week or so.
“Should Alexander-Arnold be loyal? There will come a time when he gets older and the club will get rid of him, like any other player,” Yorke continued. “Where’s the loyalty there?
Trent Alexander-Arnold still faces an uncertain future at Liverpool (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) -Credit:Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images
“How many Liverpool lads have tried coming through the academy, been loyal since a young age, but never make it into the team? Alexander-Arnold made it into the team on his own merit, won everything, and has paid the club back. Let the guy breathe and figure out what he wants. Nobody needs to remind him he’s a boyhood Liverpool fan.”
Liverpool.com says: All Carragher has said is that if Alexander-Arnold does end up moving on for nothing, Liverpool fans’ view of him will change. It is understandable that the lure of Real Madrid could make him think about trying something new, but the reality is that he won’t be seen in the same way by the Reds’ fanbase. That’s why it would be such a major decision and why it’s such a dilamma.