Real Madrid saw their first approach rejected by Liverpool for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Despite their intention to recruit him this summer, they aren't completely giving up on landing him this season.
Los Blancos feel they have the advantage in terms of negotiating position, believing Alexander-Arnold will sign a pre-contract with them if he does not join in January. As such, they are not willing to spend a lot of money on Alexander-Arnold in January. However, The Times reports that Real Madrid are considering returning to strengthen him this season.
Liverpool have made their position clear so far, even with Real Madrid willing to fork out €20-25 million to complete the deal. They still hope that they can convince Alexander-Arnold to sign a contract extension. The same source explains that no figures were discussed with Liverpool when Real Madrid opened talks, but Carlo Ancelotti is pushing for the deal, with Lucas Vazquez his only natural alternative at right-back due to a season-ending injury to Dani Carvajal.
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