Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool should unlock Alexander-Arnold with Inter Milan transfer Virgil van Dijk recommend

Although Liverpool don’t need to go to extremes to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, a summer move to an Inter star could help them take the next step.

The Champions League loss to Real Madrid has raised questions over Trent Alexander-Arnold, but while replacing him isn’t the answer, the Liverpool right-back could enjoy some support in his position.

The Reds’ decision for Calvin Ramsay suggested that would be the case this season. After just 124 minutes of first-team football and now injured for the rest of the season, his start to life on Merseyside could have been better.

With Jurgen Klopp rotating between James Milner and Joe Gomez in matches where Alexander-Arnold is unavailable, it’s clear that this is a position on the pitch that could become a priority once Liverpool achieve their goal in midfield. ground. Liverpool have so far been unable to find a cover option for the level of Kostas Tsimikas, who took a season to acclimate at Olympiacos before becoming reliable backup at the back wing for Andy Robertson.

Part of the problem for any defender who joins the club is how they struggle to rack up regular minutes ahead of one of the club’s best academy graduates of the Premier League era. But with over 40 games a season and natural fluctuations in form, Liverpool need to find a quality option that can ease Alexander-Arnold’s workload.

Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries could be the answer. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the club is ready to sign him this season as they want to make some changes to their squad to improve their current financial situation. The Dutch international, valued at $30m (£25m/€28m) by Transfermarkt, would provide Liverpool with excellent depth on the right side of defense while retaining strong attacking ability. Virgil van Dijk knows him well internationally and could provide proof of his qualities.

While it has at times felt that Liverpool are in need of a complete rebuild this season, the reality is that the team are not far from where Klopp needs them to get back into Premier League title contention. Arsenal showed how quickly fortunes can change last summer, and with the Reds starting from a stronger base, Liverpool’s recruitment squad need to make the right decisions.

Jamie Carragher’s criticisms of Alexander-Arnold suggested the 24-year-old wasn’t the answer at right-back last week, but as he came on after a game against Vinicius Jr, arguably the best left wing in the world right now, the solution doesn’t have to be as extreme as replacing it. However, if Ramsay needs more time before becoming a permanent cover option, it would be beneficial to sign a player in the summer who can help Alexander-Arnold.

For starters, any incoming player should be able to boost James Milner immediately, who plays better in midfield. But at least Klopp can’t continue to be forced to find solutions by players who aren’t ready to play the system.

This is one of the main considerations for FSG this season following Liverpool’s declining level and ahead of a transfer window in which the likes of Newcastle and Manchester United will improve. the table.

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Jurgen Klopp’s potential successor at Anfield may have just come one step closer to Liverpool coaching Job

A potential candidate to replace Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool in the future may have taken a major step in his managerial skills by beating Bayern Munich.

While Liverpool have struggled this season, there is no doubt who is best suited to lead the club in the long term. Jürgen Klopp’s current contract expires in 2026 and, barring extraordinary circumstances, the German is expected to fulfill his obligations until the end of the 2025/26 season.

However, Liverpool’s future after 2026 is debatable. By then, Klopp will have been at the club for over a decade and given his past at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, it is unfeasible to expect him to stay at Anfield forever. There were question marks over whether he was busy signing a new deal last year when he put his current contract into writing.

But should the Liverpool boss leave, he will ask the FSG a little existential question. And now? What’s next? More importantly, who’s next? That’s the multi-million dollar question.

But the FSG could be a little closer to finding an answer to Xabi Alonso. A former Liverpool midfielder who played a key role in the club’s most spectacular Champions League success in Istanbul in 2005, Alonso spent several years at Anfield before joining Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

But he has always maintained a close connection with Liverpool, even playing for the club’s Legends team in the past.

When he retired in 2017, Alonso started as an academy coach at Real Madrid and worked on his coaching badges at the Spanish Football Federation alongside Mikel Arteta who went on to great success at Arsenal.

Xabi Alonso recorded an impressive win against Bayern Munich. (Image credit: Stefan Brauer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Alonso then moved on to Real Sociedad’s B team before joining Bayer Leverkusen this summer, where he quickly transformed a relegation-challenging side who picked up just five points from their first eight games to fight for a place in Europe next season in the Bundesliga. 

Last week, Alonso also guided his side to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a convincing 4-0 aggregate win over Ferencváros. and Manchester United on their way to the final – they have a good chance of returning to Budapest at the end of the season to pick up some trophies.

Further confirmation of this was seen at the weekend when, on his return to Munich, Alonso beat the current German champions 2-1 in a shock result that saw Bayern drop to second place in the table. It’s almost unprecedented at this stage of the Bundesliga season, but Alonso’s achievement is impressive nonetheless considering it was only Bayern’s third league defeat in 25 games this season.

Playing an attractive and fluid attacking style that incorporates both the defensive disciplines of Carlo Ancelotti and the possession-based football of Pep Guardiola, Alonso has already proven himself to be a tactical genius. 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 formations with inverted wingers and a fake number nine floating almost like an attacking midfielder are innovative and fun to watch.

Given his Liverpool affiliation and if he stays on the same path, there might not be a better candidate than the Spaniard to replace Klopp in the future and the FSG should keep a close eye on his progress. ‘Alonso in the coming seasons. His recent results have definitely proven that he is one of the most exciting young managers in European football.