Real Madrid will be busy this summer, and the first of likely multiple signing sessions is expected to be Trent Alexander-Arnold. Although there has been no official confirmation yet, it is expected that the defender of Liverpool and England will make the switch to the Santiago Bernabeu when his contract ends.
Alexander-Arnold has been praised by Real Madrid for months and their efforts are about to bear fruit. His Liverpool contract ends on June 30, but interesting is that there is a good chance that he will participate with Los Blancos before this date.
Due to the new format of the Club World Cup that is taking place this summer, there is an extra window for clubs to make signing sessions before the tournament starts. And given that Real Madrid is involved, there is a desire that they have Alexander-Arnold in their team to make the trip to the United States.
Liverpool does not compete at the World Cup club, and as a result they are willing to have Alexander-Arnold leave before his contract does not end for free. They would ask for compensation, and according to Diario it would be a figure in the region of € 1-2 m. Moreover, it is reported that the player himself is willing to refrain from the last month of his salary at the Premier League champions to join Real Madrid for this summer's tournament.
The expectation is that all parties will be able to reach a friendly agreement, and that is what Real Madrid is on. They could certainly do with taking Alexander-Arnold to the club World Cup, given that Lucas Vazquez hopes to be only 100% available right back IS-DANI Carvajal, but it is unlikely that he will be fully available, given that he will find out an ACL injury.