Real Madrid approached Liverpool to see if they can sign Alexander-Arnold before his contract ends on 30 June prior to Club World Cup
Real Madrid tries to sign Alexander-Arnold before the club World Cup next month.
The Spanish giants approached Liverpool about trying to get the defender out of his contract early on Monday evening. Alexander-Arnold, 26, confirmed earlier on Monday that he will leave Anfield at the end of his current contract that ends on 30 June.
The plan was that the English international subsequently signed his real contract on July 1 after he agreed to move to the Spanish giants earlier this year. But the new club World Cup really starts on June 18 against Al Hilal in Miami and they want Alexander-Arnold to be part of the team.
Real tried to sign Alexander-Arnold in January, but Liverpool refused to entertain the idea because they were still trying to convince him to stay and the right back wanted to help them in their Premier League title. If they got it earlier, it could still take a considerable financial package for the Reds to agree an early termination.
Alexander-Arnold could still appear at the Club World Cup, even if Real cannot close a deal with the Reds. The FIFA rules enable clubs to register new players until July 3, so that he could perform in the last phases of the tournament in the US.
Liverpool believes that they have exhausted all the possibilities to convince the defender to expand, such as Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk. They offered him a financial package to make him the best-paid full-back in the Premier League and one of the leading earners in the world for the position.
The conversations have been going on about a new deal for more than a year. Sports director Richard Hughes took over discussions when he got the job last April and his first phone call was to the Alexander-Arnold team.
Alexander-Arnold told Slot during the international break in March that he left during the international break of March. It came after conversations ended with Hughes and his representatives. Alexander-Arnold has made 352 first team performances for the club since he scored his debut in 2016, scored 23 goals and created 86 while won eight large trophies, including two Premier League titles and the Champions League.
The decision led to some fans criticizing the Liverpool Boyhood fan because he walked away for nothing with former Red Jamie Carragher that he has lost the “unconditional support of the head”.
Alexander-Arnold said: “People will not be happy about the decision, but I feel that it is something I have to do on my journey and my career. The times I have had here, the memories, the special moments are and will always be the most special moments of my life and memories that will live with me forever.
“Being able to sit here now as a two-time Premier League champion for the club that I grew up from, it is a great end to the story for me.”