Trent Alexander-Arnold has plans for a “house soccer museum” when he finally stops enjoying, with Lionel Messi’s Barcelona amongst his keepsakes.
One of many greatest moments of Alexander-Arnold’s profession got here within the 4-0 win over Barcelona, together with his rapidly taken nook changing into a part of Anfield folklore.
These two legs within the Champions League semi-finals in 2019 noticed the right-back come up towards Lionel Messi – a participant he rightly regards as “the very best that’s ever performed.”
And having swapped shirts with the Argentine, he has defined his plan to incorporate it in a “house soccer museum” when he retires.
“For positive [I planned to ask for] the Messi one,” he mentioned in an interview for Futuremakers by Commonplace Chartered.
“As a result of I assumed I don’t know if I’ll ever play towards him once more and I believe for me, the very best participant that’s ever performed, so the chance couldn’t move me by.
“[When I swapped with] Neymar [it] was type of simply within the second. I didn’t even requested him, I requested Alisson to ask him for me.”
Requested if he had Messi’s shirt hanging on his wall, Alexander-Arnold mentioned: “Nah, I’ve received it framed to be truthful.
“I’ve received it framed with my shirt from the sport. Yeah, it’s a particular recreation to recollect however no, it’s not hanging up anyplace.
“Plenty of the shirts that I’ve received are all type of saved away. I’ll wait ’til I cling my boots up then make a correct house soccer museum!”
Alexander-Arnold was joined for the interview by Conor Bradley and Ryan Gravenberch, with the kids revealing the shirt-swaps they most treasure.
“One which clearly stands out for me was James Trafford [who I know] from after we had been each at Bolton,” Bradley mentioned.
“So we performed Burnley final season round Christmas time and I swapped with him there so it’s fairly good to have his high on the home, in order that’s most likely the primary one for me.”
For Gravenberch, his got here in a gathering with Liverpool as an opposition participant, saying: “Once I performed at Ajax I swapped with Gini Wijnaldum, that’s essentially the most [memorable].”
