We’re certain you’ll be patently conscious by now that Actual Madrid are fairly desperate to raid Liverpool for Trent Alexander-Arnold, and that need for the switch to occur is rising within the Spanish capital.
The 26-year-old’s present deal at Anfield expires on the finish of this season because it stands, with the clock ticking uncomfortably in the direction of a state of affairs the place he could possibly be snapped up by potential suitors on a pre-contract settlement in January if his future isn’t resolved by then.
Contemporary experiences from Spain point out that Los Blancos are eager to finish a transfer for him sooner moderately than later, though they’re set to face one impediment which might put the brakes on that ambition.
Actual Madrid going through January ‘drawback’
In keeping with Marca, Actual Madrid’s pursuit of Trent is ‘accelerating’, with the Liverpool vice-captain described within the headline as an ‘obsession’ for the Champions League holders.
The season-ending damage to Dani Carvajal and the unconvincing shows of Eder Militao as a makeshift right-back have seen that place develop into ‘a matter of most urgency’ forward of the January switch window, throughout which Los Blancos might attempt to entice the Reds defender to the Bernabeu.
Nonetheless, they face one vital ‘drawback’ in that the Premier League leaders are in a sufficiently wholesome monetary place that they don’t have to money in on the 26-year-old over the winter, nor have they any intention of promoting such a vital participant regardless of his precarious contract state of affairs.
Loads of purpose for Trent to stay at Liverpool
Actual Madrid may at present be the one membership in world soccer to whom a switch from Liverpool could be thought of an upward transfer, which presents a lingering worry that Trent could possibly be tempted to duplicate Steve McManaman and Michael Owen in swapping Anfield for the Bernabeu subsequent yr.
Nonetheless, whereas the Reds sit fairly on the high of each the Premier League and Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect are enduring a uncommon droop of late, 9 factors off LaLiga pace-setters Barcelona (albeit with a recreation in hand) and a lowly seventeenth in Europe after two defeats in 4 matches on the continent.
Whereas it might nonetheless be early within the season, proper now it wouldn’t be outlandish to counsel that the Merseysiders’ possibilities of successful main silverware in 2024/25 is likely to be higher than these of Los Blancos.
Whether or not that’d be sufficient to steer Trent to stay at Liverpool is unclear, however the Reds could possibly be in a powerful sufficient place each on and off the pitch to retain their vice-captain and persuade him to remain at his boyhood membership for the prime of his profession.
