Real Madrid 'make contact' with Liverpool for Trent Alexander-Arnold transfer talks

Trent Alexander-Arnold is connected people to beryllium retired of declaration astatine Liverpool adjacent summertime and he'll beryllium capable to motion a pre-contract statement with an overseas nine from January 1 onwards

Real Madrid person informed Liverpool that they mean to motion Trent Alexander-Arnold connected a escaped transportation adjacent summer.

Alexander-Arnold, 26, is adjacent to entering the final six months of his declaration with Liverpool and volition beryllium allowed to motion a pre-contract statement with a nine from overseas from January 1. Real Madrid are semipermanent admirers and presumption the England planetary arsenic the perfect successor to Dani Carvajal astatine right-back.

Liverpool inactive anticipation to widen Alexander-Arnold's stay, with the defender having been astatine the nine since the property of six. His existent contract, alongside team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, expires connected June 30.

TalkSPORT assertion that Madrid chiefs person present straight told the Liverpool hierarchy that they program connected signing Alexander-Arnold. Although the reigning Spanish and European champions aren't obliged to formally registry their involvement with Liverpool, they privation to beryllium respectful.

Alexander-Arnold watched from the seat arsenic Liverpool bushed Real 2-0 successful the Champions League connected Wednesday, having conscionable returned from an ankle injury. Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is presently without the long-serving Carvajal, arsenic the 32-year-old ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament successful October.

Real anticipation that having chap England prima Jude Bellingham successful their ranks tin assistance person Alexander-Arnold to marque the determination to Spain. Liverpool were heavy linked with signing Bellingham successful 2023 earlier the midfielder decided to articulation Madrid from Borussia Dortmund.

Liverpool brag Arne Slot has remained coy connected the situations of Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk and Salah passim the season, but each could alteration erstwhile the January transportation window opens and the players became escaped to motion pre-agreements with caller clubs. Slot said past month: "For maine it is not thing I americium wondering about.

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"If aft the past crippled of this play is played past it mightiness fuss maine to think, 'are they present oregon not? But my main absorption is present the short-term and I deliberation successful shot it is chiefly astir the short-term - particularly if you are a manager."

The trio's futures were thrust backmost into the spotlight aft Salah revealed past week that he's yet to beryllium offered a contract. Speaking aft scoring a brace successful Liverpool's 3-2 triumph astatine Southampton, the Egyptian winger told reporters: "We are astir successful December and I haven't received immoderate offers yet to enactment successful the club. I'm astir apt much retired than in."

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