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Liverpool bank extraordinary fee as they agree to let Trent Alexander-Arnold join Real Madrid for Club World Cup
Liverpool are set to bank £10million for Trent Alexander-Arnold from Real Madrid, talkSPORT understands. Alexander-Arnold announced earlier in the month that he will leave the Reds this summer upon the expiration of his contract. Alexander-Arnold is leaving Liverpool this summerGetty The 26-year-old defender’s contract does not expire until June, but an agreement has been reached for him to complete the move to Madrid early for the Club World Cup. They will in fact be making a one-time payment of €10m to Liverpool for the right-back. Whilst this roughly equates to £8.4m, the fee is actually worth £10m for the Reds as they don’t need to pay him more wages after May. Madrid made an approach to buy Alexander-Arnold in January for a fee worth between €20-25m but this move was rejected. Liverpool wanted to keep the academy graduate for their Premier League title push, with the defender also keen to get the job done. It looked as though Madrid would be able to sign him for free, but they will now pay a sum to the English league champions. “Real Madrid CF and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement that will keep Trent Alexander-Arnold at our club for the next six seasons, from June 1, 2025, to June 30, 2031,” Madrid announced on Friday. “The 26-year-old English international joins our team after winning nine titles with Liverpool: 1 Champions League, 1 Club World Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 2 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cups, and 1 FA Super Cup. “Alexander-Arnold, who has spent his entire football career at Liverpool, has been a full England international since 2018, with whom he has played in two World Cups [2018 and 2022] and one European Championship [2024]. “On an individual level, he has been named in the FIFA FIFPro World 11 once [2020], in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season twice [2018/19 and 2021/22], and in the Premier League All-Star Team three times [2018/19, 2019/20, and 2021/22]. Liverpool will earn a fee for the defender despite his contract expiringGetty “He was also named the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year in 2019/20. Alexander-Arnold will play with Real Madrid in the Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States starting June 14.” Liverpool also said: “Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool FC with the club appreciative and grateful for his contribution to those successes.” The news comes ahead of Madrid’s summer trip to the United States for the Club World Cup. They will meet Al Hilal, Pachuca and Red Bull Salzburg in the group stages of the tournament that rewards $100m in prize money. Los Blancos have already sealed their first signing of the summer as Bournemouth announced Dean Huijsen will join them. The centre-back will complete a £50m move, and is then set to be joined at the Bernabeu by Alexander-Arnold. Madrid now awaits the arrival of Alexander-ArnoldGetty After confirming his exit, the England international was booed by a number of Liverpool fans in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Anfield. He would later lift a second Premier League title with his boyhood club before the end of his 21-year stay. Alexander-Arnold made 354 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 23 goals and assisting 92 across all competitions. His Madrid debut could come in their Club World Cup opener against Al Hilal on June 18.
Liverpool are set to bank £10million for Trent Alexander-Arnold from Real Madrid, talkSPORT understands.
Alexander-Arnold announced earlier in the month that he will leave the Reds this summer upon the expiration of his contract.
The 26-year-old defender’s contract does not expire until June, but an agreement has been reached for him to complete the move to Madrid early for the Club World Cup.
They will in fact be making a one-time payment of €10m to Liverpool for the right-back.
Whilst this roughly equates to £8.4m, the fee is actually worth £10m for the Reds as they don’t need to pay him more wages after May.
Madrid made an approach to buy Alexander-Arnold in January for a fee worth between €20-25m but this move was rejected.
Liverpool wanted to keep the academy graduate for their Premier League title push, with the defender also keen to get the job done.
It looked as though Madrid would be able to sign him for free, but they will now pay a sum to the English league champions.
“Real Madrid CF and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement that will keep Trent Alexander-Arnold at our club for the next six seasons, from June 1, 2025, to June 30, 2031,” Madrid announced on Friday.
“The 26-year-old English international joins our team after winning nine titles with Liverpool: 1 Champions League, 1 Club World Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 2 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cups, and 1 FA Super Cup.
“Alexander-Arnold, who has spent his entire football career at Liverpool, has been a full England international since 2018, with whom he has played in two World Cups [2018 and 2022] and one European Championship [2024].
“On an individual level, he has been named in the FIFA FIFPro World 11 once [2020], in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season twice [2018/19 and 2021/22], and in the Premier League All-Star Team three times [2018/19, 2019/20, and 2021/22].
“He was also named the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year in 2019/20. Alexander-Arnold will play with Real Madrid in the Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States starting June 14.”
Liverpool also said: “Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool FC with the club appreciative and grateful for his contribution to those successes.”
The news comes ahead of Madrid’s summer trip to the United States for the Club World Cup.
They will meet Al Hilal, Pachuca and Red Bull Salzburg in the group stages of the tournament that rewards $100m in prize money.
Los Blancos have already sealed their first signing of the summer as Bournemouth announced Dean Huijsen will join them.
The centre-back will complete a £50m move, and is then set to be joined at the Bernabeu by Alexander-Arnold.
After confirming his exit, the England international was booed by a number of Liverpool fans in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Anfield.
He would later lift a second Premier League title with his boyhood club before the end of his 21-year stay.
Alexander-Arnold made 354 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 23 goals and assisting 92 across all competitions.
His Madrid debut could come in their Club World Cup opener against Al Hilal on June 18.
