Actual Madrid are ‘pushing’ arduous of their bid to carry Trent Alexander-Arnold to the Spanish capital by the summer time switch window, if not within the fast winter window.
The Merseysiders rebuffed the Spanish champions’ opening strategy for his or her star right-back whose present phrases are set to run out in the summertime of 2025.
The Englishman has but to decide to a future exterior of Anfield, regardless of Spanish studies on the contrary.
To that finish, Fabrizio Romano studies that ‘there isn’t a concrete negotiation for January’, with the Reds holding agency on protecting their vice skipper for the foreseeable future.
“Trent Alexander-Arnold, for positive, is among the huge matters of this finish of 2024, starting of 2025, as a result of within the latest days Actual Madrid approached Liverpool for Trent Alexander-Arnold,” the CaughtOffside columnist knowledgeable The Every day Briefing.
“It’s the primary contact between the events to grasp the state of affairs, as a result of Actual Madrid wished to indicate to Liverpool that they’re ready to pay cash in January to signal Trent Alexander-Arnold.
“Nonetheless, Liverpool’s response was very clear – the participant just isn’t on the market in January. Liverpool wish to proceed with Trent, they wish to win as many titles as attainable this season. They’re doing nice, so there isn’t a concrete negotiation for January.
“However, Actual Madrid’s message could be very clear – they’re going very sturdy for Trent, even when it’s not going to be in January, will probably be in the summertime as a result of Liverpool know that Actual Madrid are pushing so much to signal the England worldwide.”
Actual Madrid assured of signing Trent Alexander-Arnold
Having invested severe effort and time into this potential deal, it’s clear that the La Liga giants will likely be removed from eager to bow out of the race for Alexander-Arnold’s signature.
“Actual Madrid have been engaged on this deal since March, and now that it’s January they will discuss on to Trent and his brokers to debate a deal,” Romano went on so as to add.
“So, Actual Madrid are engaged on signing Trent, however Liverpool don’t wish to negotiate in January as a result of they nonetheless wish to attempt to lengthen his contract.
“Nonetheless, it’s not going to be straightforward – Actual Madrid are pushing, Actual Madrid are assured, however Liverpool will attempt till the tip.”
Curiosity from Madrid is much from shocking – notably in mild of Los Blancos’ clear deficiency within the right-back place.
With Dani Carvajal (32) out of motion till the summer time and Lucas Vasquez (33) in his 30s, Carlo Ancelotti’s males could be well-advised to look to the longer term on the earliest accessible alternative.
Signing the globe’s main right-back, then, would greater than remedy a rising concern for the Actual Madrid hierarchy.
They’ll should at the very least wait till the summer time window for Trent’s providers, nonetheless, and that’s engaged on an assumption the 26-year-old received’t decide to a brand new long-term contract at Anfield.
Nonetheless, it’s at the very least a little bit regarding that our European rivals felt assured sufficient to check the waters in January.
