Real Madrid reach agreement with Alexander-Arnold, arriving in January

According to Marca, Real Madrid are just waiting for Alexander-Arnold's final decision, and are considering options to solve the defensive crisis.

Alexander-Arnold, along with Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, is one of three Liverpool stars entering the final six months of their contracts. While Liverpool are trying to negotiate new deals, players are free to negotiate with other clubs. Liverpool once rejected a £20 million bid from Real for Alexander-Arnold, but that has now changed and it looks like the player will opt to join the Spanish club.

For his part, Alexander-Arnold has remained silent about his future. He said in September that he wanted to stay with Liverpool until at least the end of the 2024/25 season. However, the fact that he has reached a verbal agreement with Real Madrid shows his desire to challenge himself in a new environment. Real Madrid want to bring Alexander-Arnold back as soon as possible to solve the crisis in defense. This team is missing Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao until August due to injury, and the performance has also gone down after losing to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.

In addition to Alexander-Arnold, Real Madrid is also actively speeding up the recruitment of Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich. The Canadian defender's contract with the German team is also about to expire. Davies is free to negotiate with other teams, and Real Madrid is the leading candidate. According to Marca, Real is confident that Davies will choose to join them to have a more reliable left wing. Davies has made 218 appearances for Bayern, and is one of the world's talented players, having won a Champions League title. If Real Madrid can bring in two quality full-backs, Arnold and Davies, the team can change a lot.