Alexander-Arnold found Anfield 'closure' after Jota death

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Updated / Sunday, 23 Aug 2026 07:28 Getty 'Having to continue to play games and them being so far away was hard' Trent Alexander-Arnold said returning to Anfield after his transfer to Real Madrid helped bring closure following the death of former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota. Alexander-Arnold, who was in the US at the time for the Club World Cup, told the Sunday Mirror: "I think that's what was difficult… going through it on your own.

But coming back to Anfield and being able to go to the stadium and put some flowers down really helped me get that closure." Alexander-Arnold and Jota spent five seasons together at Liverpool before the England right-back joined Real Madrid in 2025. Alexander-Arnold added that he and Jota spoke "every day" and recalled the pair’s competitive streak as they both recovered from injury.

"I was injured a couple of times when he was and we were doing our training to get back fit together, and we were both very competitive," he said. In July, Liverpool installed a permanent Anfield memorial to Jota and his brother on the eve of the first anniversary of their death.