Former Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher disappointed over Trent Alexander-Arnold's move to Real Madrid

Former Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has stated his disappointment in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s proposed move to Real Madrid.

The former defender and now football pundit has questioned why Alexander-Arnold “doesn’t think that this is it,” citing what he would have done in his position.

Carragher believes Trent Alexander-Arnold should be aiming to cement a legacy at Anfield, rather than join Real Madrid.

The Liverpool full-back looks certain to leave Anfield at the end of the season when his contract expires, with reports this week claiming a deal is close to completion.

Carragher thinks Alexander-Arnold’s move to Bernabau for free is not the problem, but the timing of his departure -this move has angered some Liverpool fans since the news broke in the week.

Jamie Carragher questions Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid (Image credit: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

His teammates, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk, are also out of contract at the end of the current campaign – the Mersey-side Reds face losing three of their most important players for nothing this summer.

Carragher, who was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, made known his frustration, indicating his disappointment over the deal,

“It seems like there’s not one thing people are unhappy with – it’s leaving on a free or that he should have come out and told the club earlier – people are angry for three or four different things.

“I’m not angry about him going on a free. In an ideal world, Liverpool would get £70m or £80m for him to reinvest, but you can’t have it both ways as a supporter.

“If Liverpool sign someone on a free in the summer, we’d all be delighted, so does that mean that his former club should absolutely hate him?

“Also, when you’re a local player you don’t cost anything – Trent going on a free is like Virgil van Dijk leaving for £75m, we’d still break even.

Carragher further reaffirmed his point, implying that Real Madrid are rivals from afar as the team to have won more Champions League – thinking Trent could have helped them catch-up with AC Milan, at least.

“Where I’m at is that, as a local player and a Liverpool fan, Liverpool are in a position where they’re competing for the league and a European Cup every year.

So, if you’re a Liverpool fan and a local player, I’m just disappointed that he doesn’t think that this is it. I’m putting myself in his position, where I’d be thinking that we could go level with Manchester United in league trophies, I’ve got another seven or eight years at Liverpool and want to get three or four ahead of them, with a couple more European Cups.

“We always talk about rivalries and never think of it as European. In some ways, Real Madrid is a rival, and no one will catch them – they are the biggest and most famous team – but I’m desperate for Liverpool to get second on that list – AC Milan are on 7 [European titles]. If I was him, I’d be thinking that we’ve got a great opportunity to win the league this year and could do this and that and at the end of his time, put Liverpool in a position [to top others].”