Why Liverpool rejected Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold bid in RECORD time

Liverpool will run out winners with their rejection of Real Madrid. That Trent Alexander-Arnold deal isn't happening.

Real Madrid made sure 2024 ended with a bang as they put forward an offer of around £10m for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Or rather, Liverpool made sure it ended with a bang as they made that bid public.

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And the Reds knew what they were doing. They revealed the entire situation to the world: Real Madrid are hoping to bully Liverpool into selling Alexander-Arnold in January.

They're preying on the idea that the Scouser wants to move to Madrid and that Liverpool should take £10m rather than nothing in the summer. But the Reds said no.

Exactly what happens from here isn't clear. Alexander-Arnold certainly doesn't have a new contract yet and Madrid will try to get him to sign a deal for the summer.

But there shouldn't be any question of Liverpool accepting a January bid. Here's why.

Liverpool right to reject offer

Well right off the bat, Real Madrid's offer of around £10m is simply insulting. Even for just six months of a season, why on earth would Liverpool accept that?

Because here's the thing - Liverpool are at the top of the Premier League and UEFA Champions League. They stand to compete for both and, as things stand, we'd suggest they look like favourites for both.

They're beating everyone except Nottingham Forest and fortunately, they're not in the Champions League.

If Liverpool go far in those competitions, they stand to earn a lot more than £10m. It will be far easier to do that if they keep their best players.

Anyone doubting any of that can simply ask themselves why on earth they think Real Madrid would offer any money for six months of Alexander-Arnold. It's because they believe he'd make them that much more likely to get to the latter stages of the Champions League and thus make them more than an extra £10m in prize money.

And so both teams are actually looking at the same thing: what's worth more, £10m or what Trent Alexander-Arnold can bring for six months?

In each case, the club has decided Alexander-Arnold is more valuable.

When you then throw on that Liverpool can still try to get the right-back to re-sign with them, it becomes a no-brainer. There is no good reason to sell Alexander-Arnold this month.

It's not an emotional decision, it's a solid business decision. The one that provides the best chance of delivering the game's biggest trophies this season.

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