Michael Owen says he would be willing to speak to Trent Alexander-Arnold about a potential move to Real Madrid should the Liverpool star wish to gather his advice. The 45-year-old famously swapped Merseyside for Madrid himself in 2004.
He only spent 12 months in Spain, having scored 16 times in 46 appearances amid a trophy-less season. Owen moved to Newcastle United in 2005 but has since revealed how he ultimately wanted a return to Liverpool, something which never came to fruition.
The forward left the Magpies in 2009 to join Manchester United for three seasons before finishing his career at Stoke City following the 2012/13 season. Alexander-Arnold potentially faces the same juncture Owen did in 2004.
The Liverpool vice-captain is permitted to pen a pre-contract agreement with Madrid in 12 days’ time, when he enters the final six months of his current Reds deal. It is thought that new sporting director Richard Hughes has made it his priority to tie the 26-year-old down to a renewal.
Madrid’s widely-reported interest is bound to increase in January, which would be the last window in which Liverpool could yield a fee for their academy product as things stand. Owen says he is more than happy to offer some advice to Alexander-Arnold if Madrid do come calling.
Speaking to the ECHO, Owen said: “Would I be open for a chat? Of course, if he reached out for me, yeah. I have lots of people that I speak to.
“I work in television, I’m interviewing people all the time. I’m covering games, I’m in and around places and TV studios. I’m always chatting to people and people ask for advice and things like that. If Trent called me then of course I would.”
