It must be meaningful, all things considered, for a local lad to play for Liverpool now and to get to reverse that dynamic; for as long as he’s been a first teamer, Liverpool have been in the ascendancy with Chelsea finding it hard to find their footing in a post-Roman Abramovich reality.

Liverpool are reportedly consigned to losing Trent Alexander-Arnold in 2025, who has emerged as the prime target for Real Madrid.The club's academy graduate grew up within walking distance of

Liverpool still hopes to tie Trent Alexander-Arnold down to a new deal, but will need to be thinking about contingency plans in the face of Real Madrid interest.