Trent Alexander-Arnold interested in a move to Real Madrid
Trent Alexander-Arnold interested in a move to Real Madrid. Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is reportedly said to be interested in a potential summer move to Real Madrid when his current contract expires.
Alexander-Arnold is in the final season of his current Liverpool deal and his future is becoming increasingly uncertain as the possibility of engaging in pre-contract negotiations with clubs overseas nears.
An agreement over a new contract to keep the defender at Liverpool hasn’t been forthcoming and Madrid’s desire for a new right-back, in addition to their overall prestige and the success of close friend Jude Bellingham since moving to the Spanish capital, has only intensified speculation surrounding his move.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher also recently expressed concern over Alexander-Arnold’s potential move to Real Madrid because of the player’s open desire to win the Ballon d’Or.
Now, Spanish publication AS writes that Alexander-Arnold and his agent are both aware of Madrid’s interest and consider the prospect of such a move appealing, although no final decision with regard to moving on from Liverpool has been made yet.
The intimation is that the European champions even have an arrangement whereby they will be informed if others start to bring competition.
It is not Madrid’s intention to recruit anyone during the upcoming January transfer window, with the goal to secure Alexander-Arnold’s signature without a transfer fee in time for next season.
But if the England international decides to sign fresh terms with Liverpool, Madrid are believed to have alternative targets. With Tottenham Hotspur’s Pedro Porro one of them, alongside Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong.
But the substantial downside to going after either of those is that Porro would likely cost at least €45m (£37.8m) and Frimpong even more at €50m (£42m).
Long-serving right-back Dani Carvajal won’t play again this season and will likely miss the start of 2025/26 as well. His contract was renewed for an extra year as soon as he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament last month, but the six-time Champions League winner will be almost 34 by the time he recovers.
