Liverpool spent much of their 2024–25 Premier League -winning campaign with contract talks making the headlines. But while the Reds eventually locked down Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, they bid farewell to Trent Alexander-Arnold, who joined Real Madrid.

Real Madrid are willing to pay only half the amount Arne Slot's team wants for the French defender, but it is better than losing him as a free agent next summer, the La Liga team pointed out

Real Madrid has been trying to sign the French center for several weeks, but the Catalan team wants to make negotiations even more complex.