Rafa Benitez has not too long ago let slip an insider secret that few Liverpool followers might learn about Trent Alexander-Arnold and his previous.
The Spaniard revealed that he performed a pivotal function in reshaping our academy, simply because the Scouser was starting his journey with the membership.
In a candid Sky Sports activities interview, the 64-year-old shared that, throughout contract negotiations at Anfield, he took the daring step of requesting to take cost of the academy.
This vital change set the stage for a brand new period in youth improvement on the membership and inadvertently influenced the rise of future stars like our No.66: “I’m going to share one thing you won’t have identified.
“After I renewed my contract, one of many key adjustments was taking management of the academy.
“Trent was one of many younger abilities coming by way of at the moment, and though he was too younger for me to observe intently, he was very a lot a part of this new construction, applied alongside Frank McPartland and beneath the steerage of Pep Segura.”
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Each our former supervisor and our present vice captain share a novel reference to the Reds, having joined in 2004 – although some have shared his distance with gamers presently.
Because the West Derby-born playmaker was scouted as a six-year-old prodigy, Rafa was secured as our boss following a profitable stint with Valencia.
As Liverpool followers, we now face one other turning level with Trent’s future – his contract.
Together with Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah, their offers are all set to run out this summer season and rumours are rife {that a} transfer to Actual Madrid could be on the horizon for the precise again.
Sharing his ideas, the previous Everton boss admitted, “It gained’t be straightforward to maintain these key gamers, and if the membership doesn’t safe the precise replacements, change is inevitable.”
Together with his lifelong allegiance to Actual Madrid, the coach hinted that Alexander-Arnold’s attacking prowess and infrequently working like a midfielder would possibly go well with the Spanish giants properly.
Nevertheless, as devoted supporters of Liverpool, we’d love nothing greater than to see him proceed to ship that distinctive spark proper right here at Anfield.
You possibly can watch Benitez’s feedback on Alexander-Arnold by way of Sky Sports activities Information on YouTube:
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