Spanish giants Real Madrid are reportedly ‘monitoring’ Trent Alexander-Arnold as he approaches the final year of his Liverpool contract.
It was first reported by Spanish website Relevo earlier this month that the England right-back is on Los Blancos’ radar.
It would be a spectacular addition to a star-studded team, with Alexander-Arnold’s Liverpool contract set to expire in 2025.
The Reds are eager to negotiate a new deal for their youth graduate but there are not believed to be talks taking place at the moment.
However, with Jurgen Klopp set to leave at the end of the season, there is bound to be lots of speculation surrounding Liverpool’s best players, with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk being linked with an exit.
Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad are expected to come back in for Salah this summer after failing with a mind-boggling £150million bid last August.
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Alexander-Arnold is someone you would expect to see their career out at Anfield so the links to Madrid are quite surprising, but it looks like they are genuine.
Fabrizio Romano backed up the Relevo report by claiming the La Liga juggernauts are monitoring the 25-year-old and a fresh update from 90min has said the same.
It is claimed that Madrid are ‘keeping a close eye on’ Trent’s situation at Anfield and despite previous links to Chelsea captain Reece James, they ‘have never advanced interest’.
Liverpool fans will take solace in the fact that the club’s board are ‘relaxed’ over the right-back’s future.
The report from Ben Jacobs states that the Reds’ top priority in recent months has been finding Jurgen Klopp’s successor, which has seen contract talks for the playing squad hit the
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