After Alexander-Arnold, Real Madrid Will Go for Another Liverpool Star in 2026

Trent Alexander-Arnold's name is one of the most recurrent in Real Madrid's context. It's no wonder, as the footballer announced last Monday that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the current soccer season. With that official communication, published through his social media, the possibility of him joining Santiago Bernabéu locker room becomes even closer.

The majority of media outlets and journalists consider this operation closed in the Valdebebas offices, but the executives led by Florentino Pérez will maintain the tension until the end of the transfer. The goal is to avoid previous fiascos: the most recent being the "Davies case", a signing that seemed prepared for Real Madrid... but ended up being canceled when the Canadian left-back renewed with Bayern Munich.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's signing is the latest in a long list of top-level acquisitions as a free agent. The scouts and directors of the Merengues continue to explore the market in search of top-level footballers who can arrive at zero cost to the capital of Spain. The use of this tactic would be far from over according to the information recently published by the newspaper MARCA.

According to this sports newspaper, Real Madrid is following one of Liverpool's most important center-backs with the aim of acquiring his contract as a free agent. Ibrahima Konaté's contract ends in summer 2026, so there is still one season left for Real Madrid and Liverpool to try to attract the footballer to their interests.

Another Name to the List

From the Valdebebas offices, they want to convince the French defender not to extend his bond with the English entity so that, within one season, he can join Santiago Bernabéu locker room. In addition to the names currently being discussed regarding the center-back, the white leadership is closely following all of Ibrahima Konaté's movements for the next season.

The search for signings as free agentsin elite soccer is a truly laborious process that doesn't always offer immediate results. But when the white executives manage to secure their target's contract, they acquire a top-level player at a more than affordable price, avoiding tremendous economic strain. That would be one of the reasons why Real Madrid's financial health is one of the best in the soccer world.

In any case, Real Madrid seems to have a clear plan to expand their assets in the defensive area. In addition to the signings planned for the upcoming summer market, scheduled for this very year, the white bosses foresee the signing of Ibrahima Konaté for the 26/27 season. The information published by MARCA offers another name to a dilemma that has extended throughout the current soccer season.

The lack of assets in the center of defense has forced Carlo Ancelotti, even in this final stretch, to compose an unprecedented defense. The objective of the signings planned for the upcoming summers, among which would be Konaté as a free agent, is to eliminate that need for improvisation due to the absence of players.