Real Madrid have been heavily linked with Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and the Bayern Munich defender. Alphonso Davies for most of the last year. However, with both now able to sign a deal with Los Blancos, the deal is expected to accelerate in the coming weeks.
Both said that in order to sign with Real Madrid, they had to “do a Mbappe”, and reduced their contracts to the point where they could sign with Los Blancos, regardless of the pressure applied by their clubs. With the first part of his instructions completed by the two players, the second phase can begin, which is to sign and seal their contracts – deals that could be done “in the coming days”.
Real Madrid maintains the hope that Liverpool will come to the idea of selling Alexander-Arnold in January Marcobut in any case, they remain confident of an agreement that was made in January, with player or club. All their contact with the Liverpool defender remains positive, and they have contacted the Reds with Alexander-Arnold's permission to negotiate a potential sale. Meanwhile, a deal for Davies “continues to be on track” despite mixed reports on the matter.
There is more confidence in Real Madrid securing the signature of Alexander-Arnold than Davies, that Bayern Munich are making a big play. However Liverpool came close to matching Real Madrid's contract offer in the hope of shaking Alexander-Arnold's mind. With Davies, reports in Germany say there is confidence on the part of Bayern that they can still do a deal with the Canadian after making significant progress.
