The story of Alexander-Arnold and Real Madrid has begun to flare up since April 2024. At that time, the British media drew the prospect of the 26-year-old defender waiting for his contract with Liverpool to expire and then arriving at the Bernabeu on a free transfer.
The 2023-2024 season was a great success for Real Madrid when they won La Liga and the Champions League. At the time the rumors about Alexander-Arnold appeared, Real had just defeated Barca at El Clasico and were on their way to their 15th European championship title.
After that, a vibrant summer came to the Bernabeu Stadium when they introduced many notable contracts, especially star Kylian Mbappe. At that time, the stories about Alexander-Arnold were told more often according to Liverpool's star scenario as the final piece to complete the superb Galaticos 3.0 squad.
However, the story of the 2024-2025 season has not been as Los Blancos expected. They lost 1-5 to Arsenal in the Champions League, were beaten by Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey final and are currently four points behind their La Liga arch-rivals.
There are many reasons for this bad scenario, from injuries to key players, an unbalanced formation between lines,.... At the Bernabeu, the only thing being thought of is defeating Barcelona in this weekend's match in the second leg of La Liga. However, as Carlo Ancelotti commented, despite winning this match, Real Madrid still do not have the right to decide the La Liga championship.
A truly empty season is preparing to appear before Jude Bellingham and his teammates. They have no mind to think about Trent Alexander-Arnold, that is the matter of next season, not now.
Speaking of next season, the person who wanted Alexander-Arnold was Ancelotti, preparing to leave the Bernabeu to take up the assignment of the Brazilian national team. Carletto's replacement is likely Xabi Alonso. Whether the young strategist is in favor of Alexander-Arnold or not is unverible. At Leverkusen, Alonso is very supportive of using high-speed wingers and strong attacks. Alexander-Arnold is very suitable for this style, but if Alonso brought in Jeremy Frimpong, things could be much more difficult for the English star.
Without the presence of Frimpong, Alexander-Arnold's influence may not be as initially expected. The reason is that Dani Carvajal is recovering and can play throughout the FIFA Club World Cup next month. Once Carvajal has no problems, the possibility of Alexander-Arnold taking the starting position on the right wing is almost zero. He is a newcomer, cannot "one note" miss the club's 6 Champions League trophy.
For now, Trent Alexander-Arnold will have a lot of difficulties when arriving at the port where there is always the greatest heat and pressure in the world. However, the Bernabeu is home to legends with countless sparkling titles. Everything has its price and Alexander-Arnold needs to make an effort to trade it.
