Three Liverpool stars labelled Trent Alexander-Arnold "legend" The England star has confirmed his decision to depart this summer on a free transfer, with the expectation that he will join .

The 26-year-old Alexander-Arnold said opting to leave was “easily the hardest decision” he had made in his life but that he was keen to push himself, go out of his comfort zone and try something new.

It's expected that Alexander-Arnold will join Spanish giants Real Madrid. He will join England team-mate in the Spanish capital.

Curtis Jones, and Andy Robertson all chose to describe him as a “legend” in posts on Monday, as they paid tribute publicly to the two-time winner. captain Robertson added: “Brother for life!! We’ve been through it all together!”

Harvey Elliott, whose own Anfield future is in question this summer after starting just one Premier League game all season - and that on Sunday - wrote: “Unbelievable player! Even better guy. Enjoy it brother. Thank you!"

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“My boy Trent Alexander-Arnold Love u and enjoy.”

Liverpool’s 2020 Premier League-winning skipper posted: “What a journey!! It’s been amazing to see you grow as a player and a person over the years. Thank you for everything and good luck with the next chapter… just keep being you and challenging yourself everyday! The scouser in our team! Trent Alexander-Arnold.”

While Liverpool's players paid tribute, - who made 737 appearances for the club in all competitions during his career as a one-club man, says Alexander-Arnold’s contribution to the club “will never be diminished”, but believes it will change how he is remembered and thought of by fans.

“Players are loved even more when they genuinely mean it when they say they do not want to play for anyone else,” Carragher wrote in a column in The Telegraph. “If that image of the home-grown talent living the dream is an illusion, people feel let down.

“By leaving Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold is making it harder for his own club to win its 21st league title and seventh European Cup. That is bound to stir emotions. With Monday’s statement, the unconditional support Alexander-Arnold enjoyed from the Kop when he was fully committed to Liverpool has gone.”

Carragher insisted he was not angry with Alexander-Arnold for leaving Anfield, but expressed disappointment that the prospect of further success was not enough to keep him at the club.

“My thing with Trent is, it’s his career, he’s free to choose what he’s going to do and he’s going to the biggest club in the ,” Carragher said during Monday Night on . “I’m not angry, I’m more just disappointed that as a local player, he doesn’t think Liverpool’s enough when it’s winning.

“We’ve had players in the past who’ve left, Steve McManaman, Michael Owen, almost left, but that was because they were playing for Liverpool teams who weren’t as good as this Liverpool team.

“This Liverpool team is arguably among the best five or six teams in Europe, just won the Premier League and could be on the verge of something special over the next five or six years.

“They are looking like they could have an era of domination maybe and win a lot of big trophies and that’s not enough for him.”

Liverpool’s 2020 Premier League-winning skipper Jordan Henderson posted: “What a journey!! It’s been amazing to see you grow as a player and a person over the years. Thank you for everything and good luck with the next chapter… just keep being you and challenging yourself everyday! The scouser in our team! Trent Alexander-Arnold.”

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