Trent Alexander-Arnold News and Analysis

Transfer Rumors: Real Madrid are watching three top-class right backs

4Nov

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

LaLiga

Transfer Rumors: Real Madrid are watching three top-class right backs

It's no secret that Real Madrid need to sign a quality right back in the summer 2025 transfer window, and there are many fans who would like the club to expedite a signing to this winter. The reason for the sudden urgency from Florentino Perez to address the right back position despite knowing for years that he had no real depth behind Dani Carvajal is a simple phrase that is music to his ears: market opportunity. Real Madrid have the opportunity to sign a second straight marquee player on a free transfer. After finally inking Perez's No. 1 dream target Kylian Mbappe for free from PSG last summer, he's trying to nab Liverpool superstar right back Trent Alexander-Arnold for free next year. A secondary reason for the increased urgency occurred a few weeks ago when world-class right ...

Real Madrid learn the absurd transfer fee for Trent Alexander-Arnold

3Nov

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

LaLiga, Premier League

Real Madrid learn the absurd transfer fee for Trent Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool star right back Trent Alexander-Arnold will be arguably the most coveted name on the free agent waters next summer if the Reds aren't able to tie him down to a new contract before then, and while it is difficult to envision TAA playing anywhere else, Real Madrid are hot on the fullback's heels. If anything, Madrid's interest in the England international has only risen since the torn ACL suffered by club legend Dani Carvajal, who was, once again, the best player in that position last season as a La Liga, European Championship, and Champions League winner. Alexander-Arnold has been one of Florentino Perez's obsessions on the transfer market, and after securing his No. 1 dream target for free last summer in Kylian Mbappe, he's love nothing more than to repeat the trick with Li...

Ranking the 10 best players in the Premier League right now during the 2024/25 season

30Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Ranking the 10 best players in the Premier League right now during the 2024/25 season

10. Liverpool RB Trent Alexander-Arnold Honestly, I can't comprehend why there are so many amateur pundits who spend their days disparaging Trent Alexander-Arnold's defending as if he were on the level of a backup at Lecce when, in fact, he's an excellent one-on-one defender as a fullback. It's just that people can't seem to understand that an attacking fullback who actually tries to add value to his team going forward is going to inevitably get caught out defensively on occasion, with the frequency of those occurrences unduly distorted by an army of fail comp "artists" who clearly need a job. Alexander-Arnold is a better one-on-one defender than Reece James, who apparently earned a reputation as a superior defensive right back on the grounds of being physically bigger and having on...

The best XI of free agents in the summer 2025 transfer window

12Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features

The best XI of free agents in the summer 2025 transfer window

From a trio of Liverpool superstars and a duo of Manchester City icons to Tottenham forward Son Heung-min, here is a look at the best XI of impending free agents in the summer 2025 transfer window. The formation utilized will be a 4-3-3 without a playmaker, as this remains the most common formation utilize by the top teams in European football. Contract expiry is based on data from Transfermarkt. GK Alex Meret, Napoli Alex Meret is capable of producing fabulous saves and is one of the best goalkeepers in Serie A, which just might have the most goalkeeping talent of any league in world football. Although Napoli's poor 2023/24 season has caused Meret to fall by the wayside in discussions of the better keepers in Europe, the 27-year-old is a top player in his prime who is capable of t...

Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season

4Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season

Addressing the topic of a player's value is extremely difficult in world football, especially when comparing across positions and even ascribing value to a player specific to the team they play for. One way to define "value" is an equivalence to importance. That is to say, a player is valuable because he is important to his team, and the "Most Valuable Player", which is the phrasing Serie A uses for its annual award in a hearken to American sports, is therefore the player who helped his team the most. But in this article ,I'd like to discuss value in a less nebulous but equally challenging realm, which is a player's financial value on the transfer market in a perfect vacuum in which leverage, contract, and overall situation are taken out. Let's take a look at the most valuable pla...

The 3 Best Liverpool Academy Prospects Jürgen Klopp Developed

17Mar

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

The 3 Best Liverpool Academy Prospects Jürgen Klopp Developed

As Liverpool prepare to wave farewell to Jürgen Klopp and thank him for everything he has accomplished at one of the most prestigious institutions in world football, many are taking time to reflect on his impact and legacy at Anfield. For the most part, Klopp upgraded Liverpool by making shrewd signings on the transfer market - such as the vaunted trio of Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, and Mohamed Salah - and changing the mentality around the club both tactically and, in a matter of speaking, spiritually. He also helped develop young talents into the stars they are today, including a trio of players who have been, are currently, and, most importantly, will be important to Liverpool's success. Here are the three best Liverpool academy players Jürgen Klopp helped develop. Trent Alexa...

Ranking the 10 best Liverpool players of the 2010s decade

9Nov

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Ranking the 10 best Liverpool players of the 2010s decade

Liverpool have a storied history in the context of world football, but even the most successful and well-supported clubs have a dark period. From the 2009/10 to 2015/16 season, the Reds were in the top four of the Premier League just once, finishing second in 2013/14 behind Luis Suárez's 31-goal season. It wasn't until Jürgen Klopp's arrival in that 2015/16 season that Liverpool began turning things around. Klopp helped bring consistent winning back to Liverpool, assembling a juggernaut of a front three in Sadio Mané, Roberto Frimino, and Mohamed Salah. History will remember that attack as one of the best trios to ever grace the Premier League. Even if others will have better statistics, nobody will match the cohesion those three do. But it's not all about the attacking players, nor ...

Ranking the 10 best right backs in men’s football right now in 2023

1Jul

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best right backs in men’s football right now in 2023

The right back position may be one of the most overlooked in world football, but just ask clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, and, most recently, Napoli what having an elite right-sided defender can do for a team. An elite right back can rule an entire flank with composed defending, quality passing in the build-up, supportive runs for the attackers, and game-changing assists via their crossing. So in honor of the right back and many of the unsung heroes who ply their trade at this position, let's take a closer look at the best players in the world who man the right side of the formation. 10. Malo Gusto Malo Gusto joins Christopher Nkunku as another top young talent headed to Chelsea this summer. The 20-year-old will not be the starter in every match, as the Blues alre...