Real Madrid’s audacious plot improved Alexander-Arnold bid as Liverpool double January exit position

Real Madrid are set to throw caution to the wind and look set to upset Liverpool by launching a new and improved bid to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold, with FSG’s stance on a January exit plus Jamie Carragher’s view on the reasons why their decision was made. now everything is revealed.

The 26-year-old is now eligible to sign a pre-contract with a foreign club of his choice, with his contract at Liverpool set to expire at the end of the season. Considered one of the best right-backs in world football, it’s easy to see why Real Madrid are heading towards his signature with the possibility of taking the player away from Merseyside at the top of their agenda in 2025.

Indeed, while the Spanish giants hope to land Alexandre-Arnold as a free agent ahead of the summer window, they are still hoping to bring the player to the Bernabeu this month and it emerged on New Year’s Eve that they had launched an opening bid to sign the player Liverpool in the winter window.

This was quickly rejected by the Reds who felt the opening bid – worth €20m (£16.6m, $20.8m) – was not suitable for a player of his rank, despite the fact that he could still leave for nothing this summer. .

Now, however, the Daily mirror reports that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez refuses to take no for an answer and is currently preparing a second approach to the Reds – this time for a higher value and up to 25 million euros (20.7 million (£25.9 million) – in the hope that this time it will persuade Liverpool to accept.

However, as journalist Chris McKenna writes, Liverpool have “no interest” in selling their vice-captain this month and are still hoping to persuade the player to commit to a new deal at Anfield.

Additionally, as the Reds redouble their efforts, even though the player has made it clear he is not willing to stay, his departure this month will not be considered as Arne Slot’s side goes in search of the Premier League title and, potentially, three more. trophies in the second half of the season.

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McKenna says Liverpool have received no indication from Alexander-Arnold that he wants to leave Anfield and still have what has been described as an open dialogue with his family over an extension to his contract.

This has also been the state of affairs according to our sources, although, as our transfer correspondent Fraser Gillan now hears, there appears to have been a change in recent days.

This is with sources now stating that Real Madrid are extremely confident of being able to sign the 33-times capped England international for free and he will join international teammate Jude Bellingham. This formal approach from Liverpool in recent days also signifies the strength of Madrid’s position.

It is now understood that they are confident enough that a player deal will be considered, with the formal approach to bringing him to the club now a clear sign that the 26-year-old is keen to play at the Bernabeu.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have also not changed their position and a club source claims they remain calm and will hold further discussions over a new deal in the coming weeks. However, they are aware of Madrid’s threat and the allure of playing for football’s most glamorous team.

Pundit Jamie Carragher also believes that the events of New Year’s Eve clearly indicate that Alexander-Arnold WILL LEAVE for Real Madrid this summer.

Explaining his reasoning on XCarragher wrote: “The most important thing for Liverpool in 2025 is to win the Premier League. No one’s contract or future should stand in the way of this!

“I like Trent as a boy and a player, but his team would have told Real Madrid to bid and also knew Liverpool would refuse. This is to try and cover themselves when he leaves for free.

“Again, this is something the club and fans don’t need with a huge game coming up.”

Liverpool’s latest contracts: Salah’s fears grow / Van Dijk’s confidence

Separately, former star Dietmar Hamann told FSG that he had heard that Mo Salah is desperate to sort out his new Liverpool deal.

However, as the player readily admits, they remain far apart on a deal and, with talks continuing, they still run the risk of an exit being considered.

It now appears that a real and immediate danger has been presented to them by Paris Saint-Germain, ready to overtake Liverpool both in terms of weekly salary and duration of the proposed contractaccording to a recent report.

As for Virgil van Dijk, TEAMtalk understands that a new deal for their captain is “closer than people think” and that an offer has been on the table since December.

Van Dijk may have turned down Liverpool’s first approach, but it was never considered alarming as it was simply part of the negotiation process. All signs now point to the club captain continuing his stay at Anfield.

He asked for clarification on his role while Liverpool are planning to sign a new central defender in 2025, that’s why it took longer to get closer to a conclusion, but there could be some good news regarding Van Dijk soon.

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