Liverpool sits at the top of the Premier League table, but the Anfield club faces a crossroads in 2025. Three of its best players – Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold – will be out of contract this summer with the latter’s future in particularly acute focus right now.
Widespread reports claim Real Madrid is interested in signing Alexander-Arnold and has even attempted to sign the Liverpool defender this month. Liverpool is determined to keep the right back for the rest of the season, but there’s nothing it can do to stop the 26-year-old from leaving as a free agent.
It’s simple to see why a move to Real Madrid would attract a player in the Alexander-Arnold position. Los Blancos are the reigning European champions after winning the Champions League last season and boasting the top team to star in the game with Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham.
However, the grass may not be greener for Alexander-Arnold in Spain. While it is true that Real Madrid requires a new right side with Dani Carvajal injured by the rest of the season, Alexander-Arnold will not be the right tactic. Compatibility for the side of Carlo Ancelotti. Its defensive defects can also be exposed.
The way Real Madrid plays, wants it to be completed to supply a protection network. Aancelotti sends so many attacking players that their defenders are under tension to return and save the parties at war of penetration. The outside of Alexander-Arnold.
As a creator with the ball at his feet, there aren’t many better than Alexander-Arnold. He is one of the best passers in world soccer and would certainly give Real Madrid plenty in possession. The England international could even push into central midfield to offer control to a team that is missing Toni Kroos following his retirement.
Defensively, however, Alexander-Arnold can be exposed in the same way as in several events for England. In Liverpool, the formula of the Arne slot masques the weaknesses of Alexander-Arnold thanks to those presented through the other players that surround it. Real Madrid does not have the same structure.
What’s more, Alexander-Arnold is revered as a hometown hero at Liverpool having come through the club’s youth academy. At Real Madrid, he would just be another ‘Galactico.’ The 26-year-old might ultimately decide he needs a new challenge away from the Premier League, but there’s no guarantee of success at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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