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Reply from England to Florentino Pérez's Offer for Arnold: It's Insulting

Real Madrid is going for the winger, however, in England they reply to the Whites

Real Madrid has been working since last January 1st to finalize the transfer of Alexander Arnold for the next season. Nothing will be made official until the summer, but details are already starting to leak. From England, they seem to be going against Florentino and his offer.

It was former player Gary Neville, who's not new to criticizing Madrid with outbursts. This time he spoke about Florentino's attempt to get the services of Alexander Arnold. He even mentioned the possibility of his transfer happening for zero.

Football player in red uniform applauding in a stadium.
Alexander Arnold applauding with Liverpool | Real Madrid Confidencial

For Neville, "Madrid's offer comes at a bad time for him" as he believes it "won't be an easy distraction." He wants to blame them for any slump Liverpool might experience. The attempt by the Whites is a very good excuse for that.

In fact, he pointed out about January's attempt that "the offer seemed insulting to me from Madrid." He believes that "they won't sell Trent for 20 million pounds in January. I can imagine all that noise in his head before the game."

Real Madrid is not going to make crazy moves to go after the transfer of Alexander Arnold

At Real Madrid, they had reconsidered going after the transfer of Alexander Arnold in January. However, they were clear that they were not going to spend a fortune on the Brit. Especially because his current contractual situation favors the whites.

A soccer player in the red uniform of Liverpool FC stands in an empty stadium.
Alexander Arnold with Bernabéu in the background | Real Madrid Confidencial

No matter how much Neville protests, when he is 6 months away from the end of his contract, they are not going to pay a fortune. We're talking about a player who will be free in June and could arrive for free. That's why they wanted to open up the possibility of paying something for him now in the winter market.

It's not the first time Gary Neville has taken a shot at the whites; he did so recently over the Ballon d'Or. "What Real Madrid has done, disrespecting Rodri in the way they have, is absolutely outrageous," he declared. Therefore, it seems he has the merengues in his sights.

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