£4.2m player could now replace Trent Alexander-Arnold in key role at Liverpool

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Trent Alexander-Arnold has severed any chance that he had of returning to Liverpool after he chose to leave Anfield for nothing to make a move to Real Madrid.

Although most fans knew that the Englishman was likely to leave this summer, some at least expected him to sign an extension so that some sort of fee could be paid for his transfer.

Indeed, Real Madrid were forced to fork out £10million to add him to their first-team squad before the Club World Cup, but that’s still a fraction of what he should’ve cost.

Jeremie Frimpong has already been signed to fill the void left by the right-back, but there is still something that Alexander-Arnold has left behind that needs to be solved.

Andy Robertson is being eyed to become Liverpool’s new vice-captain

One of the roles that Alexander-Arnold had during his time at Anfield was that he became the Reds’ vice-captain.

During his time with the club, he was backed by fans no matter what and when put in charge of the team, he often put in a good performance.

However, now that he’s left, a new vice-captain needs to be chosen, with the Liverpool ECHO outlining that three of Liverpool’s first-team squad are the ‘leading candidates.’

The ECHO share that each of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Alisson Becker are the ‘remaining existing members’ of the Reds’ leadership group and are the main options in Slot’s mind for Liverpool’s new vice-captain.

Andy Robertson could now end up staying at Liverpool

When the 2025-26 summer transfer window first opened, Robertson was linked with a potential move to Atletico Madrid worth around £4.2million.

The left-back only has one year left on his current deal at Anfield, with both Milos Kerkez and Kostas Tsimikas also in his position in Liverpool’s squad.

Many expected Robertson to be the one to leave this summer once Kerkez joined, especially since he earns almost double what Tsimikas does.

However, now that he’s in line for the vice-captaincy, it’s hard to see how Liverpool would be considering selling him, especially due to his seniority in the side.

Of course, only time will tell who gets handed the vice-captain role, but at the moment, if Robertson stays at Anfield this summer, it looks likely that the Scotsman could be next in line.