Real Madrid INSULT Trent Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool

Real Madrid approached Liverpool on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to engage the Reds in talks for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

With the clock ticking down on the right-back’s contract, January represents Liverpool’s final opportunity to earn some money through a sale before he is expected to leave on a free transfer.

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However it has been reported that the Reds REJECTED Real’s attempts to discuss terms over a January move.

Carlo Ancelotti’s team are seeking cover for first-choice right-back Dani Carvajal, who was injured back in October, as they have been using winger Lucas Vazquez as a replacement.

However their attempts to bring forward Alexander-Arnold’s signing were rebuffed as the Merseyside club want to keep him in the ranks for the Premier League and Champions League challenges ahead.

It is expected that Real will open talks with Alexander-Arnold’s entourage directly in an effort to make him 2025’s Galactico singing if they fail to land him in January.

Madrid INSULT Trent with €10m bid

But they haven’t given up hope of signing him this winter and new details of the financial package the Spanish giants are willing to pay have been revealed.

Although Liverpool declined to talk about a transfer, Diario AS claims Madrid were ONLY prepared for ‘a very modest expenditure’ on the England man this month.

The first informal proposal involved a fee of €10 million - less than what Red Bull Salzburg paid for Bobby Clark last summer.

That is an insultingly low effort and one, which according to AS, ‘did not generate the slightest enthusiasm’ at Anfield. Nonetheless, Madrid are reported to be keen on making a SECOND bid for Trent this winter.

The sum mentioned in the Spanish media extends only to €15m. That sits in contrast to Wednesday's news out of Marca, which claimed Madrid would go up to €20m-€25m for Trent this January.

Madrid’s derisory offers are explained by the fact that Alexander-Arnold will go for nothing in six months and that the Spaniards feel the balance of power is in their favour. If they don’t get a deal over the line for Trent mid-season then they are prepared to wait until the end of the current campaign.

The AS report also describes Trent as ‘important’ but not ‘essential’ for the rest of the Madrid season. That surely stands in contrast to Liverpool, where Trent remains one of the first names on the team sheet under Arne Slot.

But Madrid also hope that Liverpool begin to feel the pressure as the transfer deadline of February 3 approaches.

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