30 Oct 2026 11:33:44
I'd have no issue with Trent coming on loan in January.
The fans can vent their frustration or welcome him back which ever side of the fence they are on. If Iraola then fancies him great try get a permanent deal done, if not then back to Madrid he goes.
From a footballing point of view I would much rather have TAA as an option than Frimpong. Maybe Xabi could take him to Chelsea.
30 Oct 2026 11:53:52
I'd say a loan would be the worst option. If he were ever to return he would need time to a) rehabilitate his relationship with the fans and b) improve his physical conditioning to be able to play Iraola's demanding brand of football. There's no window for either of those in a 6-month loan deal.
We are building a new team and you can feel something brewing again. Let's not make a signing, loan or not, that will distract from that.
Time to move on.
30 Oct 2026 11:58:22
Why are you bringing this subject up, nobody is interested in this and I think most of us have had enough of it, please move on to something of interest please!!
30 Oct 2026 11:58:46
I really like the balance with Araujo at right-back and I'd feel confident in our solidity going into any game. Can't say the same for Trent. The defence is looking as settled as it has been for years and the last thing we want to be doing in the business end of the season is shoehorning players in and experimenting.
From a purely footballing point of view. I don't want him.
30 Oct 2026 12:52:17
Just an opinion so don't crucify me as I may be wrong - given our present perceived challenges in midfield I get the impression that Andoni's present tactics are defenders who can defend first and attack second - if that's correct I don't see a world where Trent is the answer - we are not the team that had 3 wild dogs hunting down possession in midfield and 3 red arrows giving defenders sleepless nights - Trent was incredible in that team - that team no longer exists.
Team has moved on, clubs moved on, managers moved on, tactics have moved on, the games moved on and more importantly TRENTS MOVED ON.
Build a bridge and get over it.
30 Oct 2026 12:52:30
For me a lot would rest on who was paying the insane wages that he was offered to screw over his childhood club.
30 Oct 2026 13:20:00
Calm down and just scroll past it Darren.
30 Oct 2026 12:31:13
Why would we want an injury prone way past his best defensively incompetent right back? And particularly one who feels that the club isn't good enough for him and his delusional belief he's good enough to win the Balon D'or.
The cretin made his choice and he can enjoy the consequences of those choices. We can't go throwing a £300k salary at someone who is barely good enough to sit on the bench.
{Ed666's Note - I can see your point mate. But if he was available relatively cheap and would drastically reduce his wages I’d take him back. I know it’s a contentious subject for most fans but he’s still an incredible player that can unlock a defense in a heartbeat
30 Oct 2026 14:01:48
I'd take him on loan. Would only consider buying him if he absolutely positively smashed it out of the park until May though. If he did that who knows? Dont think it will happen though. Gonna be strange watching Trent play for another Prem team as that's the most likely outcome.
30 Oct 2026 14:05:34
You're all forgetting he'd only be 3rd choice here too. Though ramsey may have something to say about that.
30 Oct 2026 14:19:57
VV, I have to say i love every part of what you just posted, good on you pal.
Never a truer word said on here.
30 Oct 2026 14:28:59
Think many would have had Trent back had he left on the right note - if you look how others have left on free transfers Bobby, Millie, Robbo etc they announced well in advance they were leaving & in those cases they left because the club chose not to renew. By all accounts Trent had made the decision to go to Madrid for a long time, so if he'd have come out and said "I want to try something new etc" most would have been upset but most would understand - he left under a cloud & I think moving to Madrid was a poor choice simply because they are such a volatile club. Would he have chosen Madrid if he knew Jose was manager .perhaps not because I don't think he's a Jose type player like he would be for say Alonso or Jurgen.
Would I have him back, I'm not sure. He's not great at defending but when he had Gini, Hendo & Fabinho in midfield he was covered when he went walkabout - now we don't have that midfield shield so first & foremost I want our fullbacks to be able to be a good defender primarily and anything else is a bonus - look at Ronald - at RB he's still getting forward, not as effectively as maybe Trent would but he's been solid at the back which has helped us enormously without Frimpongs weaknesses there.
30 Oct 2026 14:56:41
Have some b****y standards, damn it. "He's still good at football, pal" - I don't care. That little swine sold out his boyhood club in order to prance around Madrid and appease the second worst club in football.
30 Oct 2026 14:00:58
He's finished at the top level, Ed666, absolutely rinsed. My 14 year old springer spaniel has more pace, athleticism & mobility than him. There's absolutely no good footballing reason to waste a transfer fee or salary on him and anyone saying otherwise is saying it for sentimental reasons and nothing more. He would immediately weaken our starting 11 because he is so woeful defensively.
{Ed666's Note - you know what I like about you Victor is you tell it how you see it. At times I may not agree with you but I respect the fact you don’t sit on the fence.
30 Oct 2026 14:46:03
Ed666 - Do you see a world where Trent is willing to take a big hit on his salary and Madrid doing anyone any favours on a fee?
I have no idea tbf but both seem unlikely - not sure what length of contract Trent signed but I'd guess it's still got at least 2/3 years to run? The fact he let his contract run down with us tends me to think he's on big money he's unlikely to get anywhere else? He'd be leaving a fair few million on the table if he left and he's got a contract that guarantees it.
I'm aware he's not fancied by Jose but Madrid will likely sack him if he doesn't win a quadruple this season so does Trent eat a giant portion of humble pie and give up on his dream or does he sit it out, keep banking the Euro's and pray Jose gets the bullet?
Would be a major ego check if he walked out with his tail between his legs halfway through his first season - when he's got a contract that will probably outlast the managers?
{Ed666's Note - there’s no chance he comes back to Liverpool mate like you said he’s not gonna leave millions on the table.
30 Oct 2026 16:17:54
Edd666 he's not the same player atall. We should not be spending a penny saving that lads career he derailed on his own. Or a penny to the richest club in the world that will continue to do try and do a trent on us numerous times over regarding contracts.
I wish this page would play on repeat his Madrid press conference. Not the Spanish speech on the knees to the president. His press conference laughing around Liverpool and when he learnt Spanish.
{Ed666's Note - Come on Ron the fella was seduced by Real Madrid and generational wealth. Not many would have said no. I’m not pining for him to come back and we probably don’t even need him but if I had to choose between Bradley and Trent there’s only one winner.
30 Oct 2026 16:56:41
What Vik said.
{Ed666's Note - I’m clearly a romantic and a sentimentalist…I’d still have Sadio playing in the left instead of Gakpo..To be fair I’d prefer John Barnes on the left over Gakpo
30 Oct 2026 17:00:17
Edd666 this wealth talk is redundant if we're referring to salaries. Liverpool were alledegly offering him 350k a week which was more than Madrid. If you're talking about the sign on fee, it was a lot less when Madrid paid their buttons for him.
Edd666 one winner for who? It's time the discussion came to the fore of why multiple managers now don't rate him.
Tuchel, alonso and now mourinho. They're fully aware he can pass the odd great ball but he sat on their benches.
You're reminiscing about a younger trent that no longer exists. This is what I'm talking about. This opinion is not formed on the now 28 year old trent who can't get about the pitch and is still defensively weak.
{Ed666's Note - Ok he was a very naughty boy but we forgive our own unless he a dick like Konchelsky. I hear you Ron and I respect your opinion but to say Trent wouldn’t do well in this current team is a bit of a stretch in my opinion.
30 Oct 2026 17:39:20
Leave him there. Get the lad from Benfica.
30 Oct 2026 18:12:18
Edd666 he's not our own. It was accepted by the fans he can do what he wants, it's "his career"and"players have no loyalty". So he's not "our own". Trent doesn't play for Liverpool to be that. No 12 had a great Liverpool career. I hope it remains in the past.
Remember, he's not coming to help us. He wants the club to revive his career. He clearly doesn't fancy learning another language and isn't moving to another Spanish club.
This Chelsea move people's speaking about. He picks up as many injuries as James now and will be James second choice. We don't need him. He needs us and I hope that if andoni is asked, andoni is shown his real Madrid performances because that will put a stop to all this nonsense.
{Ed666's Note - he speaks wonderful Spanish mate he was taking lessons while he was at Liverpool. I respect your sentiments but I can’t castigate or malign him because I would have done the same in his position.
30 Oct 2026 19:43:52
Oh my, look at that, another day and another post about Trent Alexander Arnold, how can the new day possibly get any better?
30 Oct 2026 19:49:02
I genuinely didn't fancy Araujo when we signed him, but his work ethic, passion, willingness to get stuck in, his infectious enthusiasm, leadership and his ability (he's technically decent and he can actually defend) have won me over, that's what I want to see in a Liverpool player.
Not some big time Charlie in Prada dungarees who farts higher than his own bum hole. Arnold can go to Chelsea. That's his level.
30 Oct 2026 21:53:55
100% with VV on this. We can get a much better and hungrier RB for a fraction of the cost and who can actually defend.
30 Oct 2026 21:10:40
Edd666 so you're a miverpoo.
30 Oct 2026 21:11:49
Edd666 do you're a Liverpool fan and you would have ran down your contract at 26 to play for Madrid? ?? I wouldn't be in the trenches with you lot! ??.
{Ed666's Note - he’s not breaking the law mate. He’s just working the system. Who am I to judge him in his ethics when he’s done nothing wrong. The fella does a tonne for charity and I’m ok with his character. Like Ed’s 002 used to say players are transient employees it’s just not that serious mate
31 Oct 2026 02:19:28
Ron Funk is Harry right? The same person who jumped ship to support City before we won the lot with Klopp is now lecturing us about being Liverpool fans.