Liverpool leads the team on both fronts (Premier League + Champions League) this season, but the team's situation is still difficult, because the contracts of the two pillars of the team, Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, all expired at the end of June, and the three have not reached a renewal agreement, which means that these three Liverpool players can negotiate visa-free contracts with clubs outside the Premier League from January!
According to the latest news from the British media "The Telegraph", Real Madrid are willing to sign Alexander-Arnold in the winter window, but pay a transfer fee of up to 15 million euros, otherwise they will wait for the summer window to free the English right-back.
According to the Spanish media "As" newspaper, Real Madrid had previously made an unofficial offer of 10 million euros for Arnold, but Liverpool did not agree at all, and Liverpool still regarded Arnold as not for sale, but the contract of less than half a year has been very passive. Real Madrid believe that Alexander-Arnold is inclined to join Real Madrid, so the balance of negotiations is tilted in their favor. Once the winter window opens, it will be possible to negotiate a visa waiver with Alexander-Arnold in the summer window, but Real Madrid are also willing to sign Alexander-Arnold in the winter window, but are willing to pay a transfer fee of up to 15 million euros. If the two sides are unable to reach an agreement before the winter window closes, then Real Madrid will wait for the end of the season to open the summer window without signing Trent Alexander-Arnold without a transfer fee.
Alexander-Arnold came out of the Liverpool academy and is regarded by fans as the prince of Liverpool, and is worth as much as 75 million euros. As Real Madrid, Vazquez, Valverde, and Asensio can all play at right-back, and there is no rush to sign Alexander-Arnold in the winter window. Now it depends on how Liverpool chooses, sell Alexander-Arnold in the winter window to recover 15 million euros in reinforcements, or empty of money in the summer window.