Trent Alexander Arnold hopes to make an easy impression at Real Madrid after his famous transfer from Liverpool and boss Zabi Alonso.
A Spanish report found that Real Madrid boss Zabi Alonso was right back at the Bernbeu before Dani Carbahal, who Trent Alexander Arnold has served for many years.
The English defender agreed to pay £10 million to the Premier League side to arrive in time for the Club World Cup in June after the Larlie Ga Giants fought hard to take him from Liverpool, a new arrival in the Spanish capital.
Alexander Arnold arrived in Madrid just winning his second Premier League title for Liverpool, winning eight cups in total, including the 2019 Champions League.
According to Spanish outlet e-Noticies, Alonso considers the 26-year-old to be “chosen.”
Alexander Arnold, a boyish Madrid star who has appeared in the club 428 times, knew there was something to do to separate Carbajar, the Madrid star who won all the trophies he could use. This includes four LA La Liga titles and an astonishing six Champions League titles.
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However, the report claims that Carvajal “have to get used to the bench,” and after spending much of last season on the sidelines with cleft ligament rifts, the veteran defender says he is “no longer in control.”
Having been with the club for a long time, playing with Alonso for Real Madrid turned 34 in January and doesn’t have the same pace and power as he once was famous.
Meanwhile, Alexander Arnold has been a huge hit since his arrival in Madrid.
He also got along well with the club’s centre-back, and the report adds, with “characters, talents, profiles” that match the playstyle Alonso wants to implement in his team.
Alonso says he’s headed more towards the team’s youthful outlook, saying stars like Endric, Alda Goller and Brahim Diaz can start to become “important works” of Madrid puzzles.
Carvajal is not the only long-time service star facing a bench role next season. It appears Rodrigo has already fallen into the order of the pecking order under Alonso after being benched for a clash with PSG in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.
Alonso said they needed a “another player” when they asked for the reason behind the decision, but they said they hadn’t decided yet about Brazil’s future.
“The fact that he never played again is a game-by-game decision,” he said. “It was going on, so we needed another player. There were no decisions about the future throughout this championship.”
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