Real Madrid prepare financial offer to accelerate Trent Alexander-Arnold arrival

Real Madrid are prepared to pay Liverpool a nominal fee to ensure that Trent Alexander-Arnold is available for this summer's Club World Cup, according to multiple reports.

The boyhood Liverpool fan announced the end of his 20-year association with the club on Monday ahead of his universally expected arrival at Real Madrid. Liverpool's official statement pointedly noted that Alexander-Arnold would "depart Anfield once his deal ceases on June 30, 2025" - but Real Madrid are pushing for a quicker exit.

The inaugural edition of FIFA's expanded Club World Cup gets underway in mid-June. If Alexander-Arnold is not allowed to line up in the famous white shirt until 1 July, he would miss all three of Madrid's group-stage fixtures against Saudi giants Al Hilal, Mexico's Pachuca and Austrian strugglers RB Salzburg.

AS report that Real Madrid are willing to offer a "symbolic amount" worth in the region of €900,000 (£760,000) while also covering the final month of his Liverpool salary. This total outlay is said to be somewhere between €1.5-2m (£1.3-1.7m).

Even if Alexander-Arnold doesn't arrive until July, he won't come for free. Players out of contract are routinely handed signing-on bonuses and Madrid are said to be lining up a sum worth in the region of €20m (£17m) for the incoming right-back. Kylian Mbappe, for comparison, reportedly banked €150m (£127m) across the length of his five-year contract after leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

Advancing through the Club World Cup promises to generate plenty of revenue to outweigh any extra cash splashed on Alexander-Arnold. Real Madrid stand to earn $38.2m (£28.6m) just from turning up, with a further $87.6m (£65.5m) available in prize money if they make it to the final.

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