Unexpected Warning About Alexander-Arnold and the Club World Cup: 'If There's No Agreement...'

Trent Alexander-Arnold's Announcement About His Departure from Liverpool at the end of this very season has sparked new rumors about his next step in the soccer elite. Everything points to the still '66' red joining Santiago Bernabéu locker room, but the bosses led by Florentino Pérez want his participation for the Club World Cup.

It won't be easy to achieve, given the complicated dates the operation presents. For Alexander-Arnold to arrive as a free agent at Real Madrid, it is necessary to wait beyond June 30, 2025, a date by which the Club World Cup has already started. But a possible prior agreement between the English squad and the Madrid entity could solve that dilemma, a deal that Liverpool would accept at the moment for the right price.

In this context, that prior agreement before the Club World Cup between Real Madrid and Liverpool would be, adding the symbolic transfer and the player's salary, around 2.2 million euros. The information published to date doesn't foresee changes in the white club's roadmap, doubting the operation's viability to access his file earlier.

Meanwhile, time advances. Journalist Mario Cortegana points to a new twist in the 'Alexander-Arnold case' due to this possible deal between the clubs involved in the signing. Although the signing conditions for the English right-back are quite affordable, there is a possibility that Real Madrid might prefer to keep those 2.2 million euros for another signing.

New Dilemma

Especially when the player is so close to arriving at zero cost, ignoring his salary and signing bonus, to Santiago Bernabéu locker room. From the Valdebebas offices, they haven't yet commented on that offer from Liverpool, but the journalist from 'The Athletic' reveals the defender's immediate future if there is no agreement.

As long as Real Madrid and Liverpool don't finalize the deal that is currently on the table, Trent Alexander-Arnold would join Santiago Bernabéu locker room in the usual way. That would mean he would be available only for the Club World Cup knockout stages if the merengue squad surpasses the group stage of that tournament.

Trent Alexander-Arnold would arrive 'free' at Real Madrid in exchange for starting his journey as a Madridist from the Club World Cup knockout stages. On the other hand, if the white club pays the amount required by Liverpool before June 10, the still '66' red would also be eligible for the group stage. The resolution of this saga, as in almost all its stages, depends exclusively on the bosses led by Florentino Pérez.

A very hectic summer is approaching in the Valdebebas offices. The elimination in the Champions League quarter-finals, as well as the defeat in the Copa del Rey final, have highlighted the squad's weaknesses. The white sports management aims to add several reinforcements to the defensive line, so those 2.2 million euros could be allocated to securing another equally necessary transfer.