It has been widely speculated for months, if not years, that Real Madrid have coveted Trent Alexander-Arnold as a future option. Apparently, the future may indeed be now. According to multiple reports in English media, including David Ornstein of The Athletic and Ben Jacobs of GiveMeSport , Madrid have begun to make formal contact with Liverpool over a potential move for the 26-year-old defender.
MORE: All the latest Liverpool news | Premier League schedule for 2024/25 | Latest Premier League top scorer rankings The reports all seem to indicate that no bid was submitted and talks are in the preliminary stages. Sky Sports did initially report that a bid was rejected, but that post on X was subsequently deleted and replaced by one that stated Liverpool "turned down an approach" for Alexander-Arnold. While Real Madrid's admiration for Alexander-Arnold has been known for years, they currently have a truly cavernous hole at right-back that must be filled soon.
A long-term knee injury to rock-solid veteran Dani Carvajal left Los Blancos without a natural option at the position, and thus a move seen as one for the future is suddenly of much greater urgency. However, most of the reports claim Liverpool have no interest in working out a January sale , and Jacobs went so far as to claim the player himself also does not feel a mid-season exit is a viable option. MORE: All the latest soccer news | Real Madrid news | Explaining how 'socios' own Real Madrid Looming in the background is the.
