Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to be linked with a move back to Liverpool as finds himself out of favor at Real Madrid, although two former Reds can't agree on whether he should return

Two former Liverpool players are at odds over whether the club should bring Trent Alexander-Arnold back.

Speculation is growing over the right-back’s future as he continues to struggle to make an impact at Real Madrid. After injuries limited his playing time during his first season at the Bernabeu, Alexander-Arnold now finds himself firmly out of favor under returning manager Jose Mourinho.

He has made just one appearance in the club’s last four games, and even that was only a cameo in stoppage time against Barcelona. In fact, the 28-year-old has only made four starts for Real, while he has been left on the bench in six of Los Blancos’ 13 games so far.

That has led to rumors that he could look for a move away soon, with a return to Anfield having been touted by some pundits.

Gary Lineker and Jamie Carragher are among those to have talked up the possibility of Alexander-Arnold moving back to his boyhood club, and now former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has backed the idea.

“We're struggling at right-back...despite the performances of [Ronald] Araujo,” Heskey told BestBettingSites.

“I would love Trent to come back. Whether he would, I'm not sure. Obviously with Trent, it'll be about him and his people deciding whether they want to come back to Liverpool.

“I think he'd be welcomed back with open arms by the majority of Liverpool fans, to be honest with you.

“You will always get some who probably hold a bit of a grudge because of how he departed on the free transfer, ‘Well, we don't want him back, he did this.’ No, let's move on from there. Let’s think about what he did on the grass for Liverpool.”

However, not everyone is convinced, with the manner in which Alexander-Arnold left Merseyside last year being seen as a stumbling block. The England international let his contract run down and announced his departure before the end of the 2024/25 season, leading fans to boo him loudly in subsequent appearances.

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Kyle Walker has already suggested that might prevent Alexander-Arnold from heading back to Anfield. Former Reds fullback Glen Johnson also doesn’t want to see him return, but for a different reason.

“It’s not something that I would want to see because Trent hasn’t been the same since he left Liverpool,” Johnson told Betfred.

“He was obviously unbelievable at Liverpool and sometimes it’s best to leave it that way. I don’t think he’s the same player that he was because if he was, he’d be playing for Real Madrid and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.

“I don’t think he’s the same and if he returned to Liverpool and people are expecting him to be the Trent of old and he’s not, then he could begin to undo his previous legacy. I wouldn’t like to see it and I’m pretty sure that the fans wouldn’t too.”