- Trent Alexander-Arnold can be leaving Liverpool on the finish of the present season
- He has been linked with a free switch to Actual Madrid all through the marketing campaign
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Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Liverpool exit has proved nothing if not divisive, with the complete again broadly anticipated to hitch Actual Madrid, however now Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger has had his say.
Alexander-Arnold made official the information that had been reported all through the season on Monday, revealing that he can be leaving his boyhood membership for a brand new problem this summer time.
Throughout his time on the membership the best again received the Premier League twice, the Champions League, FA and Carabao Cups, in addition to the UEFA Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup.
Mail Sport understands that Alexander-Arnold is about to pen phrases on a five-year take care of the Spanish giants, the place he’ll be a part of England team-mate and buddy Jude Bellingham.
Actual Madrid had in actual fact approached Liverpool simply hours after Alexander-Arnold posted his emotional farewell video about taking him to the Bernabeu earlier than the Membership World Cup.
Now, although, Wenger has claimed that the Spanish giants’ pursuit of the defender might have taken place a bit sooner than many followers might need thought.
Trent Alexander-Arnold will go away Liverpool on the finish of the season, he introduced on Monday
Arsene Wenger has claimed that Actual Madrid can have approached him ‘a protracted, very long time in the past’
Actual Madrid have lengthy been reported to be eager about bringing Alexander-Arnold to the membership
‘I consider it exhibits a brand new development within the recreation that there isn’t a switch [fee], for the large massive gamers; they go all on the finish of their contract as a result of the wages are so excessive.
‘If you wish to purchase Marcel [Desailly] now, you need to pay him a lot cash you could’t afford the switch price anymore so what do they do?
‘They are saying two years earlier than the top of a contract: “We wish to purchase you, we’ll offer you these wages, and we are going to attempt to make a suggestion. If it does not work, we are going to come again subsequent 12 months and if it does not work we’ll take you free of charge”, it is what they did with [Kylian] Mbappe.
‘Actual Madrid approached Alexander-Arnold a protracted, very long time in the past.’
When requested whether or not there was a problem with the timing of Alexander-Arnold’s transfer, nevertheless, Wenger dominated this out, insisting it got here after the top of Liverpool’s season.
‘Probably not as a result of the season is over for him and total I consider the timing is correct as a result of Liverpool are the champions they do not go for every other trophy so they do not go for something,’ he added.
‘It provides Liverpool time to get one other defender. He can be tough to exchange as a result of he was a inventive full again.’
The 26-year previous confirmed on Monday that he would signal for the Spanish giants when his deal runs out on the finish of June.
Whereas at his boyhood membership Alexander-Arnold has received each obtainable trophy at membership degree
Ought to he transfer to Actual Madrid he would be a part of the likes of (left to proper) Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, England team-mate Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo Goes
It introduced an finish to a saga that had stretched on for a lot of the season with Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk all set to be out of contract by this summer time.
Nevertheless, Salah and van Dijk would each go on to pen phrases, however Alexander-Arnold will now embark on a brand new chapter.
He has lengthy been linked with a transfer to Actual Madrid, who made an strategy in January to deliver him to the Bernabeu already, however the Spanish giants are eager make one other transfer.
Madrid would love the England worldwide of their squad forward of the Membership World Cup the place their opening fixture is towards Al Hilal in Miami on June 18.
No figures have but been talked about and even floated in discussions between golf equipment although it’s understood Madrid want to provide round £850,000.
The preliminary contacts have merely been Madrid signalling an intent to ask.
His present Liverpool deal will finish on June 30, with the competitors in the USA getting underway earlier within the month.
