Former Liverpool Player McAteer Predicts Trent Alexander-Arnold Will Join Jude Bellingham at Real Madrid

Former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer has speculated that Trent Alexander-Arnold could soon join his close friend Jude Bellingham in the Spanish capital, while he believes Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are likely to remain at Anfield.

“They will be working behind the scenes with a strategy and a plan,” McAteer noted. “In an ideal world, they will want to keep all three. Whether they can manage to do that is another question.”

He expressed concerns about whether Fenway Sports Group (FSG) would support keeping all three stars, citing financial constraints in the evolving football landscape.

With Dani Carvajal recently suffering an ACL injury at the age of 32, the door may be opening for Alexander-Arnold, who has a close relationship with Bellingham. McAteer emphasized that Alexander-Arnold has already achieved considerable success at Liverpool and may be tempted to explore opportunities elsewhere.

“As a Liverpool fan and player, there’s only one club you leave Liverpool for, and that’s Real Madrid. It would be naive to think they wouldn’t want him,” he stated.

In McAteer’s view, he expects Alexander-Arnold to make the move to Real Madrid while predicting that Salah will stay put and Van Dijk will sign a short-term contract with the club. “That’s what I think will happen,” he concluded.

Jason McAteer has speculated that Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold could join Real Madrid, especially given his close friendship with Jude Bellingham, who currently plays for the Spanish giants. McAteer suggests that while Liverpool would ideally want to retain key players like Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk, financial limitations under Fenway Sports Group (FSG) might complicate matters.

He highlighted that with Dani Carvajal’s recent ACL injury, Real Madrid might seek a long-term right-back replacement, potentially opening the door for Alexander-Arnold, who has already achieved much at Liverpool and could be tempted by a new challenge. McAteer believes it would be hard for Liverpool to stop such a move, considering the allure of Real Madrid.

However, he predicts that Salah will remain at Anfield and that Van Dijk might sign a short-term contract. Ultimately, McAteer sees Alexander-Arnold as the likeliest of the three to move to the Spanish capital, stating that Real Madrid would be a natural next step for the full-back.