Real Madrid are aiming to complete the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool before the start of the Club World Cup.

Liverpool could yet receive a transfer fee from Real Madrid for Trent Alexander-Arnold. The right-back confirmed on Monday his decision to leave the club this summer following the expiry of his contract, ending a two-decade-long association with his boyhood club, in which time he has won every competition available to him.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has confirmed he is leaving Liverpool — all that remains is for his move to Real Madrid to be rubber-stamped. But what will he be walking into at the Bernabeu? The general outlook at the club is looking a lot less positive than when the idea of joining Madrid on a free transfer began to take shape in April 2024.