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·7 April 2026
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·7 April 2026
Liverpool fans were left disappointed by Trent Alexander-Arnold’s decision to run down his contract.
The 27-year-old left Anfield after 20 years at the club in order to move to Real Madrid in a cut-price deal worth around £10m.
The Premier League champions have been struggling badly without Trent at right-back with Arne Slot often resorting to using Dominik Szoboszlai in that position.
Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong have been frequently injured with .
The move isn’t going well for Trent either - with the defender injured during much of his first season in Madrid.
That - and a lack of consistency - have cost him his place in the England squad and it appears he’s got no chance of making the FIFA World Cup travelling party.
And now it looks like Madrid are running out of patience too.
Alexander-Arnold was involved in yet another catastrophe at the weekend as Madrid slumped to a terrible 2-1 loss at Mallorca - which is likely to cost Alvaro Arbeloa’s side the Spanish title.
Despite an overall poor display from the team it’s Trent who is being singled out by Madrid media for the result.
“Real Madrid is starting to lose patience with Trent,” a report reads in Defensa Central.
The player is making far more than the £180k per week he was reportedly paid at Liverpool with estimates suggesting that he is on around £300k per week.
And for the money they are paying the 15-time European champions are completely dissatisfied.
“He arrived at the club on a free transfer, but we're talking about one of the highest-paid players at the club, earning around €9 million net per season.
"That's far too high a figure for such poor performances,” the report reads.
And the question of Trent’s continuity has now been raised with it being speculated that he could be SOLD only one year after arriving.
“At Real Madrid they're starting to reconsider whether signing him was a good decision and even if he's the right-back they want as the club's starting right-back for years to come,” the report reads.
“The positive aspect is that, since he arrived on a free transfer, any potential sale would generate a positive financial balance.”
While that part isn’t strictly true - Madrid had to pay £10m - it stands to reason that Florentino Perez might listen to offers this summer.
And Liverpool should be right there for his signature should that happens.
They will have extra money in the wage budget considering Mohamed Salah and others will be leaving. And with links to right-backs including Jules Kounde and Denzel Dumfries it looks like Richard Hughes is looking at fortifying the position next summer.
Why not Trent?









































