Ex-Liverpool player Steve McManaman has said that he is helping Trent Alexander-Arnold to handle his move to Real Madrid. He recently revealed that he discusses with the player, his agent and siblings from time to time.
Speaking during an interview with the press, McManaman disclosed that despite everyone saying Arnold’s Spanish is perfect, he still has a long way to go to fully master the language.
According to him, as someone who also made the switch from Anfield to the Santiago Bernabeu, it is clear that Trent will need to fight for his place at his new club.
Steve stated that having Jude Bellingham around to guide him will surely help the defender settle in quicker.
His words, “I’ve spoken to him a number of occasions, and I’ve spoken to his brother, who’s his agent, his representative.
He’s very close friends with Jude Bellingham, as probably everybody knows. So he knows how to integrate into the Real Madrid side. He knows how to adapt. He needs to learn the language as soon as possible. I know he did his press conference in Spanish, but his Spanish is not that good. That was just, you know, smoke and mirrors and an autoque, but he made a big impression.
Steve further noted that leaving Liverpool Football Club after several years was a big step that Trent must make count in Madrid.
He concluded by saying that the right opportunity simply came along for the RB, and he had to take it.
“He knows how important Liverpool is. He knows that he needs to keep the fans at Liverpool as happy as they possibly can, because he left, you know, under the cloud to a certain extent, even though we got a lovely reception at the end of the season.
You know, he’s been at Liverpool since six, he’s played for every team, right through the academy. He’s been a superstar. I think at 26 and coming to the end of his contract. He’s not married, he hasn’t got any children. It’s just a perfect opportunity, if the right club came along to go and express and try something new,” he added.
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