'I believe it' - Trent Alexander-Arnold's No.1 career goal speaks volumes after 'he's gone' claim

Liverpool star insists his No.1 career goal is to win .

Alexander-Arnold is currently at a crossroads in his young career, facing the decision whether to stay with or move elsewhere. The right-back’s current contract with is and he is yet to commit himself to the club amid .

He will be able to speak to foreign clubs, including Real, once the opens and the Spanish giants’ need for a right-back following an injury to Dani Carvajal has ramped up speculation. Former manager “he’s gone” and gives Liverpool “no chance” of convincing Alexander-Arnold to snub Real and stay put.

The 26-year-old , but the temptation to join in the Spanish capital must be great. Amid this context, Alexander-Arnold’s answers in an interview with around career goals could be telling.

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Asked to choose between winning another title, winning a trophy with England, becoming Liverpool captain or winning the Ballon d’Or, Alexander-Arnold gave a revealing reply. He quickly discounted the Liverpool captaincy because he has done it before and succeeding Virgil van Dijk wouldn’t be up to him.

He then said: “Winning a World Cup with England – that would be immense and change the game, but I’d say win a Ballon d’Or, because I believe I can. I want to be the first full-back to ever do it.” He added: “I believe it. Some people may call me deluded, but I believe I can.”

Asked how he’d like to be thought of in 20 years’ time, Alexander-Arnold said: “A legend of football. Someone who changed the game – that’s the main thing that I have: ‘don’t play the game, change the game’. So that’s the legacy I want to have: being the greatest right-back to ever play football, if I’m honest. I know that there’s been so many out there, but I’ve got to reach for the stars and that’s where I believe my ceiling can go.”

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He added: “It doesn’t matter how many trophies and medals you win, it matters about what you’ve given to the game and whether you’ve achieved your full potential. I’ve heard potential thrown around my name since I was six… if you reach that potential and you know you’ve given it everything to maximise it and be the player you know you can be, which is one of the best ever, then you’ll be happy. It doesn’t matter how many trophies you win, I guess.”

Intriguingly, Alexander-Arnold selected Conor Bradley as Liverpool’s future star, ahead of Harvey Elliott, Stefan Bajcetic and Ben Doak. Bradley has been groomed as Alexander-Arnold’s successor and the England star clearly thinks the club would be in good hands if he left.

With his contract situation, he could leave sooner than later. And nowhere will he stand a better chance of Ballon d'Or glory than .

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