Chelsea urged to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold amid Liverpool return rumours

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Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid last year (Picture: Getty) Chelsea have been urged to sign ‘top-class’ Trent Alexander-Arnold in January following a frustrating start to his Real Madrid career. Injured Chelsea captain Reece James (Picture: Getty) ‘Trent Alexander-Arnold will definitely be frustrated playing such a small role at Real Madrid this season,’ ex-Liverpool and Chelsea defender Johnson told SeatPick. ‘Before he went to Madrid, he would have planned on nailing down his spot at right back there, and then they brought in a new right back the summer after he arrived, which will have only frustrated him further.

Chelsea needs a right back at the moment, and Trent needs minutes under his belt. ‘We’ve seen how effective he can be in the Premier League, and if Xabi Alonso could get him back to his best, it would be a great deal to solve a problem for Chelsea and to get his career back on track.’ Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard recently said he would welcome Alexander-Arnold back to Anfield despite the fact his exit upset many fans. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ‘The decision he made and all the stuff around it, do I think it would be the right thing for Liverpool’s group now and the supporters?

I would, yes. ‘Do I think it’s the right thing for this group now, this manager now and where Liverpool are at right now? I would, yes, and ability-wise, yes, I’m just not sure it’s right for the group, right now.’ Liverpool are fourth in the Premier League heading into the November international break, one place and two points above Chelsea.