Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to be priced out of a move for Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold.
With an eye-catching array of passing, the 25-year-old is regarded as one of the best ball distributors across the world of football at this point.
Alexander-Arnold has a number of major trophies to his name also, having lifted the Premier League in 2020, a year after he won the Champions League as part of the Liverpool squad.
Since making his debut for the Reds during the summer of 2016, the defender has featured 302 times for the Merseyside club, scoring on 18 occasions.
According to Goal, Alexander-Arnold is not likely to be departing Liverpool at the end of the 2023-24 campaign, regardless of the campaign's success.
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The report claims that potential suitors Real Madrid could be priced out of a high-profile move for the right-back, who has been a first-team regular at Anfield for the majority of Jurgen Klopp's reign.
It is understood that Alexander-Arnold is earning £180,000 per week on Merseyside - a figure that is significantly less compared to what captain Virgil van Dijk is collecting.
However, it is believed that the Englishman would demand a massive salary increase should he make the switch to the Bernabeu in the summer.
With Federico Valverde currently racking in £275,000 per week, it is said that Alexander-Arnold would be expecting to earn considerably more for Los Blancos.
Another issue for the transfer of the right-back to Madrid is the Spanish giants' other possible incoming, including Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe.
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It has been widely reported that the World Cup winner will join Carlo Ancelotti's side on a free transfer after his PSG contract expires in the summer.
Despite savings on a transfer fee, Mbappe would demand a eye-watering salary that is set to stretch the constraints of the 14-time European champions.
As well as the Frenchman, Real are also believed to be tracking the situation of Alphonso Davies at Bayern Munich, with the left-back yet to agree new terms.
With the Canadian's terms at the Allianz Arena running towards their conclusion, negotiations between the player and the Bavarian giants have reportedly stalled.
On top of all this, it is understood that Ancelotti's charges are eyeing up a move for Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo, who only left Los Blancos in the summer of 2022.
Carter White
