Trent Alexander-Arnold has big expectations for the rest of his profession and needs to turn into the primary full-back to win the Ballon d’Or.
The Liverpool star has loved a robust begin to the 2024/25 marketing campaign beneath new supervisor Arne Slot – registering two assists from the backline in 11 appearances. Alexander-Arnold first made his Anfield debut in October 2016, thriving beneath legendary boss Jurgen Klopp as a right-back.
The England worldwide’s array of honours since graduating from the academy at Anfield is sensational – lifting the Premier League trophy with Liverpool in 2019/20 and profitable the Champions League title the season prior.
Regardless of his continued success, there’s one accolade that Alexander-Arnold has not but achieved – the Ballon d’Or.
“I wish to be the primary full-back to ever do it,” he mentioned in an interview with Sky Sports activities. “I consider I can.”
When requested how he hopes to be remembered when his profession ends, Alexander-Arnold gave a easy reply. “A legend of soccer, somebody who modified the sport. That is a primary saying that I’ve, ‘Do not play the sport, change the sport’.
“I need that legacy of being the best right-back to ever play soccer. I wish to attain for the celebs and that is the place I consider my ceiling can go.
“It is solely after the morning after you retire that you simply’re capable of look within the mirror and say, ‘I gave it every thing I acquired’. It does not matter what number of trophies you win, or what number of medals you have acquired, it issues what you give to the sport and should you attain your full potential.”
The 2023/24 Ballon d’Or ceremony is ready to happen on 28 October, with Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri among the many favourites to win.
Rodri’s place as a defensive midfielder makes him much less prone to decide up the trophy, however Alexander-Arnold is refusing to let his defensive function cease him from attaining greatness.
