Klopp explodes after Alexander-Arnold's signing by Real Madrid: 'I turned off the TV'

One of the  operations Real Madrid is about to finalize is the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Liverpool footballer has not renewed his current contract with the English club and is ready to leave Anfield Road as a free agent. That decision has not pleased many in Merseyside, especially the club's most die-hard fans.

The comments about the departure of the still '66' red toward Santiago Bernabéu locker room have quickly followed. One of the latest to join that long list is the former Liverpool coach: Jurgen Klopp. The German coach, now in a sort of sabbatical year as  director of football at Red Bull, has made his reaction to the departure of this English player very clear.

"I'm not saying you shouldn't feel disappointed by his departure... but don't forget what he has done for the club", warns Jürgen Klopp. This message from one of Liverpool's most beloved figures in recent years could slightly change the perception that the English club's fans have about the footballer. Especially after his next comment.

Because the former Liverpool coach was watching the match on television. "I heard the boos and turned off the TV," he confessed. Jürgen Klopp stopped watching the Liverpool match when the English team's fans started booing Trent Alexander-Arnold in one of his last matches as a red footballer.

Sincere opinion

In addition to showing his disagreement with this gesture, Jürgen Klopp has made it clear that  "I couldn't have been more disappointed. This is not our way", states the former coach of this great Premier League club. For the  predecessor of Arne Slot in the position, the departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold should be a happy moment, not one of conflict with the footballer.

Especially because he is a player who has grown in soccer alongside the very sporting discipline coached by Jürgen Klopp. Trent Alexander-Arnold has been one of the most illustrious homegrown players of the red club, firmly establishing himself in the soccer elite thanks to that symbiosis... which has ultimately caught the attention of Real Madrid in a free agent transfer.

It is the way in which Trent Alexander-Arnold's departure is carried out that truly bothers most Liverpool fans. Despite the fact that Trent Alexander-Arnold acknowledges that he will always be a supporter of the team based in Merseyside, the fans respond to his gestures of gratitude with boos.

Jurgen Klopp doesn't agree with that response to a footballer who has not given everything for the red jersey. So much so that  he claims to feel "disappointed" by a gesture that doesn't prevent Trent Alexander-Arnold from leaving for Real Madrid. That's why he will be one of the footballers Xabi Alonso will add to his team to try to win the Club World Cup.