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Gary Neville has suggested Trent Alexander-Arnold might not even get in Real Madrid’s team, despite the Liverpool star seemingly being on the verge of a move to Spain.
Alexander-Arnold’s exit from Anfield looks inevitable now, with various outlets reporting this week that Real is working on finalizing a deal for the Liverpool vice-captain.
“I think it will cause him a problem at Real Madrid because they have Federico Valverde, who is playing right-back currently, and Dani Carvajal when he’s back – he’s going to have some serious competition.
Trent Alexander-Arnold looks to be on the verge of a move to Real Madrid.
Asked whether Valverde and Carvajal are better than Alexander-Arnold, Neville responded: “I think Carvajal, from a balance of going forward and back – the problem is that he’s 32 and has had a bad injury – but for me, Carvajal is a better full-back than Trent because of what he gives to the team.
It’s unbelievable what Valverde is doing for them at the moment, so he’s going to have competition when he goes.
“Coming back to Trent, I said he needs to get more serious about his defending, and that was proven by the fact he couldn’t get in the England team for many years, and he gets subbed for Liverpool a lot.
“I also think about it with my David Beckham cap on, thinking about what career he had when he went to Real Madrid, and then Milan, and he had the experiences that have led him to what he’s done since