There have been few certainties at Real Madrid in recent weeks, but everything seems to indicate that one of them is that Trent Alexander-Arnold will be wearing white next season. He is expected to arrive in June to play with the Whites in the Club World Cup. However, his arrival by that date would be subject to several conditions.
A key reinforcement
The arrival of Trent Alexander-Arnold is exciting and key for Real Madrid. His great offensive ability and skill in carrying the ball from field to field is vital in a season in which the right-back position has been in question. The Whites have blamed the absence of Dani Carvajal and suffered from the poor performance of Lucas Vázquez.
Alexander-Arnold is a player with a lot of experience, an offensive full-back who can bring depth and important things to the Whites’ attack, but his defensive level has always been questioned, a priori, as being below that of Real Madrid’s second captain.
Nothing has been signed yet, but his arrival is an open secret after Trent, whose contract is expiring, has ignored all attempts to renew from Anfield. The idea with the arrival of the English footballer is to take advantage of the FIFA rule that allows signings to be registered before the official start of the transfer window in order to participate in the Club World Cup. Liverpool would have no problem giving the green light. However, there are conditions.
The conditions for Alexander-Arnold’s arrival
The first condition is that the player must inform the English club of his intention to leave early. In that case, there is a second condition, which is that the player must be willing to forgive his salary for the month of June, a figure of around €1 million.
The next condition directly involves Real Madrid and would be compensation for the loss of the player before the end of his contract. It would not be an astronomical amount, as it is expected to be less than €1 million. In other words, added to the salary waiver, Liverpool would receive compensation of €1.5-2 million for letting the player go.
Finally, the definitive step to have the player available for the summer tournament would be his registration. FIFA has opened two extra transfer windows for World Cup participants. One from June 1 to 10 (Madrid debuts on the 18th against Al Hilal) and another from June 27 to July 3. The idea at Real Madrid is to register the English player in the first open window.