Club come up with ‘tactic’ to sign Liverpool player – Insistence cost of deal won’t be ‘too high’

On Monday, Mundo Deportivo reported Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is Real Madrid’s main target for 2025.

The right-back is on the front page of today’s Marca as he’s ended up on the La Liga side’s radar.

Alexander-Arnold’s deal at Liverpool expires in 2025. At this moment in time, Los Blancos haven’t made any approach to sign him.

Real Madrid’s ‘tactic’ is to wait until January, to see if the 26-year-old has signed a new deal with the Reds. If not, they will make an offer and open negotiations for a free signing next summer.

A potential deal depends on the England international arriving on a free transfer and that the salary request is in line with the Champions League winners’ pay scale.

At the weekend, Dani Carvajal suffered a serious injury setback, leaving Carlo Ancelotti with Lucas Vázquez as the only recognised right-back.

Real Madrid’s performances in the coming months will decide whether they’ll have to ‘step on the accelerator’. In other words, this will help them decide whether to sign a right-back in January.

Alexander-Arnold has an excellent relationship with Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham. Beyond that, Marca say the Liverpool star is ‘letting himself be loved’ by the Spanish club. They urge him not to renew the contract at Liverpool, if he wants to arrive in Madrid.

The cost [signing on bonus and agent fee] would not be ‘too high’ for Real Madrid to sign the Liverpool player for free.