Trent Alexander-Arnold has been linked with a move to Real Madrid and the Spanish giants have now made an offer to sign him in the January transfer window

The noise around Alexander-Arnold has ramped up over the past week with multiple reports in Spain claiming he’s on the brink of signing for Real Madrid. The Athletic has spoken to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation to understand the current state of play surrounding Liverpool’s vice-captain. It depends on who you speak to.

Arnold, Juventus and Napoli want to sign Joshua Zirkzee, while Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are set to stay at Liverpool. Liverpool have turned down an approach from Real Madrid to sign England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold,