Petón Explodes Over Alexander-Arnold's Signing, Rant That Could Be Historic

One of the most striking sagas Real Madrid has in the transfer market is the possible arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold. Liverpool's '66' ends his contract with the red entity in two and a half months, a circumstance that the white executives would like to take advantage of to secure his services as a free agent.

Everything seems to be going as it should, since many media outlets and journalists speak about this signing with great optimism. While it is true that contradictions arise about the true phase in which the negotiations are, most reports indicate that the operation is "closed"... at a percentage equal to or greater than "90%".

The hypothetical arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold at Real Madrid would solve one of the great debates of the white team this season: the right-back position. The serious injury of Dani Carvajal, despite the fact that the right-back is progressing adequately, as well as the discreet performance of Lucas Vázquez, are reasons that encourage the advancement of the generational change.

Liverpool's '66' is an elite player, fully established at the top of European soccer and of truly proven quality. But not everyone agrees that he will offer his best performance wearing the merengue jersey, while placing him on the losing side of several soccer comparisons.

Curious Prediction

One of the latest to speak about Trent Alexander-Arnold is José Antonio Martín. Better known as 'Petón', this representative and panelist, closely linked to Atlético de Madrid, has made it clear that "he wouldn't trade Marcos Llorente for Alexander-Arnold", a very repeated argument.

Especially in the history of Real Madrid signings. Comparisons with other players in Spanish soccer, especially those closest in position to the merengue signing, usually don't end well... and the next entry in this unbelievable list could be starred by this curious statement from 'Petón' about Atlético de Madrid's '14' and Liverpool's '66'.

For José Antonio Martín, Trent Alexander-Arnold would have nothing to do against the footballer, trained at La Fábrica, who is now untouchable for 'Cholo' Simeone in the red-and-white team. The possible debate about the versatility of both footballers, although they have completely different natural positions, would have already started in our country.

But that 'outburst' from 'Petón' about Trent Alexander-Arnold at Real Madrid is one of the first predictions about a player who would solve a great need in the white team. Because he would not only provide a remedy to the shortage of personnel in the right-back position, but he would also add his excellent ball control skills to the midfield.