'Bullsh**' Alexander-Arnold decision slammed

Tom Weber

• Updated: 20 Sept 2024 20:42 BST
• 3 min read

Nantes owner Waldemar Kita has lashed out at the bizarre rumour that Trent Alexander-Arnold is in talks to buy the Ligue 1 club.

On Friday morning, L'Equipe broke a strange story asserting that the Liverpool vice-captain was planning to purchase FC Nantes for €100 million via his father's investment firm.

Current owner Waldemar Kita has come under fire from supporters in recent years, so rumours of a potential sale are not a major surprise. Moreover, Alexander-Arnold has already invested in Formula 1 team Alpine Racing.

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It was claimed that a video conference between the two parties had taken place after the Liverpool star's camp was pointed in the direction of Nantes following alleged interest in Saint-Etienne and Le Havre.

The topic of players investing in clubs has taken centre stage in France in recent weeks following Kylian Mbappe's decision to buy a controlling stake in second-tier SM Caen. However, it seems that Alexander-Arnold won't follow the Real Madrid star's lead.

Nantes owner blasts Alexander-Arnold rumour

According to the Daily Mail, sources close to Alexander-Arnold have rubbished the rumour, while Nantes owner Kita has now publically lashed out at the report.

Clearly angry about the speculation, Kita thundered in an interview with Presse-Ocean: “This is all bullshit! Where does that come from? How do you expect a serious man who wants to purchase a club to use a journalist? Trent Alexander-Arnold? But I don’t even know him!

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“He [my lawyer] told me his father was involved in finance and that they have players as well as agents. I’ve never done any video conference with anyone, ever. It’s nonsense. How can you even be in this business with such sums?

“When I sold my company [Vivacy], no one was in the know, not even the personnel. That’s business. It’s a ploy to hurt and disrupt. It’s not serious.”