Liverpool is braced for Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave them at the end of the season to become a member of Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants would like him earlier.
Real Madrid has approached Liverpool to try to secure the early release of Trent Alexander -Arnold – but they are not willing to offer the Reds a transfer costs for the outgoing English star and want them to release him for free.
Alexander-Arnold, 26, announced last week that he would not renew his contract in Anfield and are expected to participate in the Spanish giants on a free transfer as soon as the Premier League season ends after he had been praised by Los Blancos for months.
Although Real Stand To Land Alexander-Arnold Free Countries, there has been a lot of speculation that they would try to perform a deal with Liverpool to sign the defender early, so that he can participate in next month's club. As it looks now, De La Liga-Outfit has a large court problem prior to the tournament and would like to play Alexander-Arnold.
It has now emerged, as reported for the first time by the Telegraph, that Real Madrid has asked the Premier League champions to release Alexander-Arnold for free.
The Bernabeu hierarchy approached Liverpool last week after Alexander-Arnold confirmed that he would not stay with the new Premier League champions from Arne Slot.
But while Anfield's power brokers expected contact to lead to an offer, there was no real offer from the future employers of Alexander-Arnold.
It is said that Real Hope will admit Liverpool and Alexander-Arnold will give the green light to leave before the end of his contract on 30 June. The Club World Cup starts a little earlier on June 14.
The only potential advantage for Liverpool could be that Alexander-Arnold would lose the last month of his salary to push through such a movement. Both he and Real Madrid would need Liverpool's blessing for him to appear in the club World Cup, because the Reds will hold the registration of Alexander-Arnold until the end of June.
Alexander-Arnold, who has been in the books of his boys' club for more than 20 years, was boosted by some Liverpool fans on Sunday during his first performance since he publicly announced his intention to leave the club.
Despite that reaction, Slot is that he will not ban Alexander-Arnold from the group for the last two matches of Liverpool, which explains on Sunday: “I don't think there is a possibility what can happen that the lead can take to win the title of the 20th league. Van Voetbal possible.
“And if I think there is a better chance to win with Trent, then I will (choose him). If I think it is a distraction or whatever can happen for us not to play a good football game, then I could, maybe make another decision.
“But I think Trent today showed why I brought it in because he was very close with a few fantastic crosses for us to win the game.”
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