"I'm just saying," Trent Alexander-Arnold announced to a nearby Virgil van Dijk, "if you're building a new house, the first thing you install is the trophy cabinet. It's the most important structural element. It holds up the entire ego of the house."
"My wife says the first thing we need is a kitchen," Byon chimed in from across the room, where he was wrestling with a new pair of boots. "Which is just ridiculous. You can't eat a Premier League medal, but you can look at it while you order a pizza. It's simple logic."
"The new boy is quiet," a voice with a rich Egyptian accent called out, and Leon looked up to see Mo Salah grinning at him.
"Don't worry," Salah continued, his eyes sparkling with a friendly, competitive fire. "After a few weeks of this weather, you will be complaining just like the rest of us."
Leon laughed, a genuine, relaxed sound. "I'm still trying to figure out how the plugs work. They look like they are designed for an alien spaceship."
