Izuchukwu OkosiReal Madrid on Friday confirmed the signing of Liverpool full back Trent Alexander-Arnold for a £10m fee in total ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA, according to various news sources in the UK.
The England international recently lifted the Premier League trophy barely two weeks after announcing that he will depart from his boyhood club.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Liverpool fans consequently booed him in the games he featured afterwards which drew the ire of Liverpool manager Arne Slot.
Real Madrid are desperate to have the defender in the squad for the FIFA Club World Cup that kicks off on June 15.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was close to joining on a free transfer before both sides arrived at a compromise which means Liverpool would not have to pay the defender his wages due for expiration on June 30.
The Reds are already working on the replacement for the maurading fullback with the imminent signing of Dutch international of Ghanian heritage, Jeremy Frimpong who arrives from Feyenoord.
Frimpong is an experienced campaigner who is expected to start most league games ahead of youngster Conor Bradley.
Liverpool are also working on improving the quality of their midfield and attack with Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike of Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga commanding the attention of the league champions.
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Liverpool released a statement on their website confirming the news, with the Reds saying: “Liverpool FC can confirm an offer has been accepted for Trent Alexander-Arnold from Real Madrid for his transfer upon the opening of the June transfer window.
“The full-back is now set to join the La Liga club ahead of the expiry of his Reds contract this summer.
“Liverpool will receive a fee for his services, with the deal to be concluded once the window opens on June 1.”
Former Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso succeeded Carlo Ancelotti, will lead Los Blancos into a new era as they start their campaign against Al Hilal on 18th June.
A breakdown of the transfer fee shows that Real Madrid will pay Liverpool the sum of be £8.4m while £1.6m covers the player’s wages until the end of July.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
