With Dani Carvajal departing on June 30the pressure on the 27-year-old to anchor the right flank will intensify under a microscope. Despite the adversity, Hasselbaink insists a return to the Premier League would be premature.
Discussing the defender’s future, Hasselbaink added: “No, I don’t think that he should. I think he should persevere and dig in. For England – I know that he is not with the national team squad right now – but for the national team itself, it is very good that English players are playing abroad. Now you have Kane, you have Gordon, you have Rashford, you have Trent. I think it will only do England good.
“And for Trent, I think it is good for his character that things are not as easy as they were at Liverpool. He needs to show another side to his game, and yeah, he’s got pressure – a different kind of pressure.”
