It would be starting from a new year without rumbling on the next galactic.
Six months after the signing of Kylian Mbappe, and two years after the first murmurs of Jude Bellingham going to the Bernabéu, there is English on the list in Madrid that is more sensitive.
The Athletic reported that Liverpool rejected an approach from the European champions in December, but a summer move remains on the cards, particularly as contract negotiations with his current side continue to stall and his existing deal expires at the end of June.
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This is the type of agreement that the president of Madrid, Florentino Pérez, has concluded his logo. Trying Alexander-Arnold away from his club of years of training, and one of the English football giants would be another emphatic of the world’s strength and the strength of the world, strengthening his logo while adding other elegance players to his ranks .
It would also be, like the signatures of Thibaut Courtois, Eduardo Camavonga, David Alaba, Antonio Rudiger and Mbappe, some other case in which Madrid did their motion when the players’ contracts reached their last years. This has a tensioning to represent the decrease costs, or there are no rates at all if the player is at the end of his contract; In this scenario, you can request a mass signature bonus (MBAPPE would get around one hundred million euros during your contract. , in addition to your salary).
Injuries to Dani Carvajal have accelerated the process, however, he is a player who has been in sight for a long time. On the right, or even in a situational midfield role, that’s what Alexander-Arnold can bring to Carlo Ancelotti. . .
Far from the apparent importance of an agreement for one of the players in the world, the firm of Alexander-Arnold would constitute the first incorporation of a logo to the 4 of Madrid at a safe time.
Fran Garcia returned to the club from Rayo Vallecano for €5million (£4.2m) in 2023, while Rudiger joined in June 2022 and Alaba in July 2021 — both on a free transfer. But you have to go back to 2019 — when Madrid signed both Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy for a combined fee of around €100million — to find significant investment in the defence.
Much of it relies on the unerring consistency of some of the club’s oldest servants, and they’ll not just retire for English, if you make a decision to join.
For many in the club, Carvajal is considered to be the best right side due to his talents in attack and defense, as well as his leadership and experience. It is fast, physically powerful in individual duels, and still has the aptitude to take care of the flanks, where their crossing skill and link game are strong. Although he is not the highest, he is also competitive in aerial duels, which allows him to play central when necessary.
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But Carvajal is also out for the rest of the 2024-25 season after suffering an anterior cross ligament torn in September. Carvajal, who turns 33 on Saturday and in October prolonged his contract in Madrid until 2026, said recently he hopes to return the Club World Cup in the United States, which begins on June 14.
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Lucas Vazquez has stepped into a back role in recent seasons, and is considered a decline in terms of positioning and duels, he has a tendency to compensate for wonderful physicality and competitiveness. His offensive contributions are also appreciated, while his professionalism and daily presence in the dressing room assist weave the team’s dynamic.
Vázquez, who will be 34 on July 1, must remain in Madrid and think that he has a position even if Alexander-Arnold arrives. Naturally, given the age of those two players, the club will see him to begin succession planning. The 26-year-old Liverpool player -Old would update an aging component of the team.
As expected, the club’s inmates also appreciate Alexander-Arnold’s ability in the ball.
Last season saw the right-back take on the role of chief playmaker in Jurgen Klopp’s final term at Anfield, frequently dropping between the centre-backs or drifting into midfield to dictate proceedings from central areas, as shown below against Fulham…
“Before I take this (different role), I can only break the lines in the right aspect of the field,” Alexander-Arnold told The Athletic in May 2023. “I’ve never been able to do it on the left. If I had to play a smart pass, it would be a wonderful change, and they can only be so effective. This (central) position opens up the total box for me. Attack, how we attack and at what pace. “
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Give him time and area in the ball, and can turn an accumulation established into a harmful attack into an eye opening and closing, locating the runners in front of him having to break the pace. How can it be opposed to Aston Villa . . .
The speed and precision with which Alexander-Arnold can play those passes is what will attract Madrid, which misses the long-term passage of the recently retired Kroos Toni.
Particularly with so much fire power on each flank, the German ability to replace the games helped isolate Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo opposite behind them. This season, although Aurelien Tchouameni has tried The difference.
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Alexander-Arnold in no way is better in its distribution and obviously takes fewer danger with the crossed balloons under the Arne slot this season, however, the ease with which it establishes the qualification is anything that Madrid believes that it can be better.
As we can see in the VISS below, when it is not so precise, Alexander-Arnold is the only player to see more than 30 yards consisting of the game that Kroos in the five major leagues in Europe in 2023-24.
Interestingly, Alexander-Arnold has returned to a classic right side role, through his own criteria, since he arrived in the summer.
As illustrated through the graph then, Alexander-Arnold did not exclusively adopt the key line of the right in 2024-25. However, there is a particularly decrease percentage of keys in the central channel of the height at 2023-24.
Such versatility is of yet more appeal to Madrid, who envision him providing fluidity to the tactical setup, making an impact both in midfield and out wide where they can maximise his crossing ability.
Although his midfield functionality did not pass through to plan for England at the European Championship, Madrid believe Passod’s technical ability, like Bellingham’s, would allow for forward-thinking young coaches Davide Ancelotti and Francesco Mauri. A. Alexander-Arnold is basically considered as a right-back through Madrid.
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Although it can work deeper and have interaction on fewer game and gaming switches under the location, the amount of decrease does not decrease the quality.
If someone needed to remember the artistic risk of the right side, Alexander-Arnold’s crossover for Luis Diaz’s first game opposed Tottenham Hotspur last month, his 84a lends him a hand for the club in all competitions.
The main criticism of Alexander-Arnold is his defensive limitations, and it is something that is viewed with relative concern from Madrid. His recent performance against Manchester United was one to forget on and off the ball, but there is evidence that his defensive discipline has improved this season having benefited from greater structure out of possession under his new manager.
The transitional style of football played under Klopp meant Liverpool’s No 66 had the freedom to go forward which occasionally left him out of position defensively. Under Slot, a greater out-of-possession structure means that Alexander-Arnold’s positioning and undervalued one-v-one defending have been more on show this season.
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“I would say that he (slot) explained how the positioning is so in football and where you are (in the field), even when the ball is on the other side,” said Alexander -arnold in a recent interview with Sky Sports.
“Adjusts the games and for each one that adjusts according to the implementation of the opposition, and that is all I like, I like to be challenged. “
Given the good fortune Madrid had under Ancelotti regarding molding players to new positions, there is confidence that Alexander-Arnold would adapt if he had to move to the Spanish capital. Defending the right flank in a 4-4-2 defensive form and wandering around in the inside box to dictate play with the ball, his potential role under Ancelotti is nothing we’ve never noticed before.
Add MBAPPE to the aggregate of the players that it can be to support, and it is simple to see why Madrid is sold for their talents.
(Additional contributors: Guillermo RAI, Mark Carey)
(Photos: Getty Images/Design: Eamonn Dalton)