Real Madrid have been heavily linked with a move for Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold in recent weeks, and have reportedly opened talks for the right-back. It is not surprising that the Blancos wanted to bring him, being left without Dani Carvajal for the rest of the season due to injury.
The Italian coach, in his first press conference of 2025, was very strict on the matter, although it should be noted that the name of Alexander-Arnold was not mentioned by the local press, with Ancelotti be asked for a more general overview.
“Talking about it is a little more complicated. We will see. The only thing I can say is that we have a lot of games in January and we are focused on it. Talking about the market is not easy for me at the moment.”
He was pressed for a second time on the issue. Ancelotti is supposed to push Real Madrid to bring Alexander-Arnold this winter, he believes that his part is short. Lucas Vazquez is his only natural option at right back as the thing.
“I don't want to talk, because it's not the time to talk about this topic here. We'll see what happens, taking into account that I'm happy with the team I have.
In the new year in general, Ancelotti has the challenge of maintaining the atmosphere in the dressing room.
“There are games to win, as always, there is nothing new about 2024. A negative moment happened in November to which the team reacted very well. The team is now very motivated and in better shape “Alaba started training with us. So far, the atmosphere is good and we have to keep it with one thing: win games.”
Los Blancos are confident that Alexander-Arnold will sign for them, either in the January transfer window or in the summer. With his contract this year, he can already sign a pre-contract with Real Madrid. They say they are willing to go up to €20-25m for Alexander-Arnold in this transfer window, but doing business in January is not something they have made a habit of in recent years.
