A deal may reportedly already be done for Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave Liverpool and sign for Real Madrid in the summer.
The Reds right-back is closing in on becoming a free agent, with his current contract at Anfield due to expire in a few months’ time.
With no sign of progress over Alexander-Arnold committing to a new Liverpool contract, it seems sources in Spain fully expect that the 26-year-old will now become a Real Madrid player in June.
See below as El Chiringuito journalist Josep Pedrerol claims there could even be a chance of a move happening this January, but only for €35-40m…
? EXCLUSIVA @jpedrerol ?
? "ARNOLD JUGARÁ en el REAL MADRID la temporada que viene".
? "Podría llegar este enero… si el Liverpool pide 35-40M". pic.twitter.com/W7OOt6Jh8r
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) January 15, 2025
One imagines that might be a bit too much for Madrid to consider paying now when they can just wait a few months to sign him on a free, while Liverpool probably won’t want to lose such an important player in the middle of the season anyway.
Even if Alexander-Arnold is close to leaving for nothing, the club might calculate that it’s better to have him in their team in the months ahead instead of banking around €40m for him, which most likely wouldn’t be anywhere near enough to replace him anyway.
Can we consider Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid a done deal?
It certainly seems like we’re heading towards Alexander-Arnold swapping Anfield for the Bernabeu this summer, but we also know things can change quickly in football.
Fabrizio Romano recently spoke to CaughtOffside about the Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid saga, and stressed that LFC still want to try their best to keep him, even if Los Blancos are confident about the deal.
“Real Madrid are working on signing Trent, but Liverpool don’t want to negotiate in January because they still want to try to extend his contract,” Romano said.
“Still, it’s not going to be easy – Real Madrid are pushing, Real Madrid are confident, but Liverpool will try until the end.”
Why did we have to wait until now before we start thinking of renewing the contract?
FSG messed up with Trent’s contract extension
Richard Hughes needs to get his finger out and get these contracts sorted out . We signed Chiesa last summer , and we always seem to go for younger talents . . . This season will go like last season , great start but no fresh blood to keep the pressure on the other clubs . . . We are LIVERPOOL FC , and FSG just don’t get it when it comes to the transfer market . I honestly believe Klopp had enough of begging for signings , and walked away because FSG didn’t back him .
Fabrizio Romano is a slop hack. Nothing has been done. Click bait and total waste of time. Hack job.
can’t agree more.
FSG priority is to make money not win trophies
We all know LFC won’t pay big wages and long contracts for over 30’s. So Salah and VVD will be gone. Expect their form to fade for the remainder of the season. Should be offering Trent everything he wants , but lets be honest who turns down RM? So gone as well! LFC haven’t got the money to replace them all with big players , so expect some low fee signings of players with potential and a couple of seasons of change
If he wants to go at least get some sort of cash off real madrid we have a good enough replacement in connor bradley