Real Madrid are exploring an alternative transfer in case they cannot secure Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer.

Alexander-Arnold has been instrumental in Liverpool 's ascent to the top of the Premier League and Champions League tables, despite occasional stumbles, such as the Premier League draw with Manchester United.

The Reds have been given hope they could keep Alexander-Arnold beyond this season after a Sky Sports reporter revealed Real Madrid had made contact to sign an alternative and with Liverpool's transfer

Kylian Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid has definitely changed the dynamic among the team’s wingers, pushing some players further down the pecking order. From the start, there were worries about

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Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic is set to return to his homeland after his loan spell with Red Bull Salzburg was terminated. The 20-year-old joined Salzbur

Alexander-Arnold is expected to join Real Madrid this summer on a free transfer after he rejected Liverpool’s offers to tie him down to a new deal. However, there could be a problem now. Real Madrid were free to open talks with Alexander-Arnold over a pre-contract at the start of January.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s future remains one of the most pressing issues at Liverpool, with Real Madrid showing an unrelenting desire to lure the right-back to Spain. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Spanish giants have made Alexander-Arnold their primary transfer target for the summer and remain confident of securing him on a free transfer.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of three big-name Liverpool players out of contract in the summer but Real Madrid had been attempting to force a move through a few months early

Jeremie Frimpong has long been linked with a move to Anfield. Like Alexander-Arnold, he offers some of the best attacking output in Europe for his position, and the Leverkusen star is once again enjoying a strong campaign with six goal contributions in 19 Bundesliga games.