Real Madrid pay Liverpool to sign Alexander-Arnold early

Trent Alexander-Arnold will go a Real Madrid subordinate connected Sunday, 1 June aft Liverpool accepted a interest to merchandise nan defender early from his contract.

Sources astatine Liverpool person indicated nan interest is 10m euros (£8.4m), which Real person made arsenic a single, up-front payment. However, sources astatine nan Spanish nine person suggested they person paid a little amount.

A costs has been agreed to let nan England right-back to subordinate Real successful clip to play successful nan Club World Cup.

The 26-year-old would person been capable to time off Liverpool connected a free transportation erstwhile his statement expired connected 30 June.

Alexander-Arnold, who had already confirmed he would time off Liverpool this summer, has agreed a six-year woody and his statement includes a 1bn euro (£840m) buy-out clause.

Fifa approved an further model for this summer, from 1-10 June, allowing teams to registry caller players for nan expanded month-long Club World Cup, which starts connected 14 June and is being held successful nan United States.

Real's opening group crippled is against Saudi broadside Al-Hilal connected 18 June successful Miami.

Before that, Alexander-Arnold could adhd to his 33 England caps having been named successful nan squad for their World Cup qualifier against Andorra (7 June) and friends against Senegal (10 June).

Just hours aft Alexander-Arnold's move was confirmed, Liverpool completed nan signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for 35m euros (£29.5m).

Real person acted quickly to effort to amended their squad aft an underwhelming campaign, pinch Spain defender Dean Huijsen besides joining connected 1 June from Bournemouth successful a £50m move.

The Spanish giants will beryllium motivated to triumph nan Club World Cup aft a play successful which they grounded to triumph a awesome home aliases European trophy for nan first clip since 2020-21.

And location is nan evident financial inducement of nan victor of nan 32-team tourney perchance earning up to £97m successful prize money.

This move besides enables Alexander-Arnold to commencement moving sooner pinch Xabi Alonso, who has succeeded Carlo Ancelotti arsenic Real boss.

Alexander-Arnold has been pinch Liverpool since joining his hometown nine astatine nan property of six.

He has won 2 Premier League titles, nan Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, FA Cup and League Cup pinch nan Reds.

But earlier this period he said he had decided to time off to acquisition a "new challenge" and to push himself "personally and professionally".

Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool having claimed 23 goals and 92 assists successful 354 appearances for nan club.

He will subordinate England team-mate Jude Bellingham successful Madrid, positive erstwhile Liverpool and Real midfielder Alonso.

Football finance master Kieran Maguire

The financial benefits of getting into nan further stages of nan Club World Cup outweigh nan short-term costs of paying 10m euros for Alexander-Arnold.

Real Madrid besides want to merge him arsenic quickly arsenic they tin successful position of pre-season training and truthful on.

Liverpool are successful a very beardown position successful regards to nan Profit and Sustainability Rules.

And they person played a canny game, because Real Madrid didn't expect to person to salary this overmuch but Liverpool person waited and waited and Real folded successful nan end.