Trent Alexander Arnold fan abuse: Could Real Madrid transfer speculation harm Liverpool?

Neither Virgil van Dijk nor Mohamed Salah – who has made repeated claims in interviews that he’s not near agreeing a brand new take care of Liverpool and expects to go away in the summertime – have been focused with derision or abuse throughout matches.

The truth that Alexander-Arnold was born and raised in Liverpool appears key to that. Followers of all golf equipment usually imagine that they’ve a higher proper to possession over the careers of native gamers, and that they’re owed higher loyalty by “one among our personal”.

Roberts added: “Individuals assume: ‘You’ve got grown up as a scouser, a Liverpool fan, you have lived our dream, and due to this fact how might you presumably think about going anyplace else?’ However I believe sure, he was a fan as soon as, and now he is knowledgeable sportsman. We have got to understand that reality, and I do not assume folks do. We simply take a look at it from our perspective and assume we might by no means depart.

“If you happen to’ve given 20 years to the identical membership, you are effectively inside your rights to say you fancy one thing else since you solely stay as soon as. It is all a bit mad.

“When it is the opposite approach round, when a membership simply says ‘see you’ to a participant, we do not actually take into consideration that a lot, will we?”

Talking on Sky Sports activities, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher stated: “I’ve continually defended him [Alexander-Arnold]. The lad got here for nothing and if he leaves for nothing, there ought to be no criticism for that.

“My solely drawback with Trent, if he leaves… it is not anger or upset with him, it is disappointment… My solely disappointment is Trent is an area lad, Liverpool fan. Equalling Manchester United in league titles, profitable a European Cup… he could possibly be captain in two or three years and the man who lifts these trophies.

“Liverpool supporters are disenchanted. That is the place my disappointment comes from.”