Alexander-Arnold Dumps Armour, Pens £26m Boot Contract Deal With Adidas: Becomes Brand’s Biggest Names Alongside Jude Bellingham

 By Daniel Ojukwu

Trent, Alexander-Arnold,  the right back for the English Premiership League giants, Liverpool, has signed a £26million boot deal with Adidas, German sportswear giants after dumping Armour, American sportswear company, Daily Mail football reports.

He joins the likes of England and Real Madrid’s young football sensation, Jude Bellingham in signing up to the sportswear giant on a multi-year contract.

Alexander –Arnold, Liverpool’s vice captain, who scored at Ethihad, home ground of Manchester City on Saturday, was seen wearing a pair of old-school style, unreleased adidas Predator boots.

 His new contract with Adidas ends a long-standing deal with Under Armour, who Alexander- Arnold  has been with since he broke through as a teenager. 

The American firm tried to keep Alexander-Arnold as one of their athletes – with him being the global face of their soccer campaigns – but the 25-year-old was tempted by adidas’s lucrative offer, with them offering him a central role as one of the faces of their brand.

German manufacturers adidas see Alexander-Arnold as one of the biggest stars in football, with him likely to eventually take over from Virgil  Van Dijk  as Liverpool captain. They will use him in a big marketing push.

Alexander-Arnold, England international, who has worn Predators since he started in the academy aged six, is set to make a windfall of €30m for the commercial deal over the multi-year contract, and will get his own signature range with adidas that could provide further royalties for the England star.

In a promotional video, Alexander-Arnold explained that he always wore Adidas boots as a youngster and was inspired by Liverpool’s incredible triumph in the 2005 Champions League final, when they came from 3-0 down to beat AC Milan on penalties.

Steven Gerrard, a key figure in Liverpool’s incredible comeback against Milan, wore Predator boots. 

‘Whenever I had the ball at my feet, I made sure I had those boots on. Istanbul was what really inspired me back then. That game, those players, the boots. Those boots never left my bag. I guess I always knew I’d be back someday,.’ the player said.

Source. Daily Mail football