England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contract with Liverpool expires at the end of the season.Talks are still ongoing but no agreement has been reached on a new contract and Real Madrid are keen to acquire him.
The 26-year-old right-back is torn between his hometown club in England and a strong Spanish club, and reports have suddenly emerged that the player has told the club that he wants to play for Real Madrid.
However, Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the transfer market, completely denied this. He said that the interest from Spain is genuine and there are ongoing moves to acquire the player, but that he is in negotiations with Liverpool and nothing has been decided yet over the player.
“Trent is not a topic for January. January transfer window is not Trent transfer window. Trent will finish the season at Liverpool for sure. His full focus is on Liverpool. Liverpool are doing fantastic and Trent is doing fantastic, so everything is under control for the summer.”
“Real Madrid want Trent. Real Madrid are working on a deal for Trent. Real Madrid will push to sign Trent. Real Madrid are there since March. Not today, not yesterday, not one month ago – March.”
“He’s a top target for Real Madrid, but what I can tell you at the moment is that nothing is agreed. Nothing is done. Nothing has been communicated, so Liverpool are still in the mix, still talking to the player, waiting to see how this conversation will go on Liverpool’s side and Real Madrid’s side.”
“Now we are about to enter into January, and from January, Real Madrid are officially allowed to talk to the player and see what happens, with Trent being a top target, but nothing has been communicated yet.”
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Other English media and credible journalists have similarly denied the reports. The Spanish media have long been circulating news stories insinuating that the England defender is going to the Santiago Bernabeu, and this should be considered an extension of that.
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