Real Madrid was in England this week when they visited Manchester for their play-off clash of Champions League with Manchester City by Pep Guardiola. Coincidence or not, less than 24 hours after their departure to the Spanish capital, Nieuwe Nieuws has been released on Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The right back of England is without a contract in the summer and is generally expected to eventually sign a deal with Real Madrid. It is believed that Liverpool will continue their efforts to try to bind their Academy product, but Los Blancos certainly seems to be in pole position for his signature.
According to the Telegraph (via Diario AS), Real Madrid will intensify contract interviews with Alexander-Arnold in the coming weeks and they want to close the deal as quickly as possible. They also suggest that his salary will be somewhere between € 9.5 million and € 12 million a year in Madrid.
This corresponds to reports in Spain, although it has been reported that the deal is much further than that. The most recent reports claim that Los Blancos believes that the deal was done for Alexander-Arnold '95% ', with contracts for the deal that has already been drawn up. Real Madrid tried to sign Alexander-Arnold in January and offered between € 15 million and € 25 million to accelerate his arrival in their eyes, in the light of the seasonal intersection of Dani Carvajal. Liverpool, however, was adamant that the 26-year-old would not go anywhere.
Alexander-Arnold will be the long-term option for Real Madrid on the right side of the follow-up of Carvajal, who has been an important player but is now 33 and comes from a serious knee injury. It is not yet clear whether veteran Lucas Vazquez will be retained next season, with his deal in the summer. In previous years, conversations took place closer to the end of the season.
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