Alexander-Arnold is Real Madrid’s most wanted target for 2025 after the defender entered the final six months of his contract at Liverpool. While he could yet stay at his boyhood club, Real Madrid are gaining confidence that they will be able to sign him – and they may not have to wait until the end of the season if they get their way.

Arne Slot refuses to guarantee Trent Alexander-Arnold will still be a Liverpool player in February but believes the ongoing speculation is far from a distraction for his Premier League title-chasing s

Alexander-Arnold's contract with Liverpool expires at the end of the season so he is now free to sign a pre-contract agreement with another club if he wishes. Madrid reportedly wants to sign him and the European champions were reportedly rebuffed when they made an initial enquiry about Alexander-Arnold in late December.