The first option on Liverpool’s radar could be current first-choice right back at a struggling Spurs side - Pedro Porro. Porro is probably the most like-for-like replacement possible for Trent Alexander-Arnold. As we can see from the comparison chart, the majority of Trent and Porro’s metrics are statistically very similar.

They have both delivered roughly the same pass completion percentage, key passes, deliveries into the penalty area, successful dribbles, and scoring contributions per 90 minutes this season. Trent has a marginally better progressive carry distance while Porro has a marginally better cross accuracy. They also produce a remarkably similar amount of shots created for teammates in open play as well as being dispossessed as often as one another.

The defensive side of their game is also much the same with only negligible differences in tackles and interceptions when adjusted for possession. The largest statistical difference is that Porro has a much better percentage of dribblers tackled, with 60% compared to Alexander-Arnold’s 45%. Conversely, Trent gives away about half as many as Porro.

As we all know, Trent is a very unique profile for his position, so it’s quite unusual that Porro is so statistically similar to him. Porro also has the advantage of being a year younger than Trent.

So clearly if Liverpool want to bring in a player who can replicate exactly what Trent can, they should go and get Porro out of Spurs, right? Well that depends. Firstly, what value would Spurs place on Porro? Daniel Levy is known to be one of the toughest negotiators in world football and there’s no suggestion that he’s in a rush to lose one of the league’s best right-backs. Of course, it’s likely that Spurs are preparing for a busy summer themselves. They will want to drastically improve on this season’s performances and their first-team squad will surely be under new management coming into next season.

Depending on if they need to sell to raise funds for this transition, this could either help or hinder a potential move for Porro, but regardless you would expect them to demand over £50 million for the Spaniard.

Then there’s the question as to whether it would be good business for Liverpool to invest so heavily in a right-back when there are other areas of the squad that need investment as well. If Liverpool received a fair fee for the loss of Trent, this option may be more realistic but for now it would be a surprising move to materialise.