Real Madrid hatch Trent Alexander-Arnold plan as part of Premier League transfer raid - The Mirror

Liverpool vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold is a long-term target for Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants are also eying other players in the Premier League ahead of next year

Real Madrid are hoping to lure Trent Alexander-Arnold AND three other top Premier League stars to the Bernabeu next summer, it has emerged.

The Spanish giants are long-term admirers of Alexander-Arnold, 25, whose future at Liverpool remains uncertain. The right-back is in the final year of his deal and is free to talk to overseas clubs in January.

But while Real Madrid's interest in Alexander-Arnold is nothing new, it's been revealed they are also keeping an eye on other players in England.

That includes Rodri, who is believed to be keen on returning to his native Spain at some point in the future and Los Blancos are said to be keeping a keen eye on the hearing into Manchester City's alleged financial wrongdoing which started this week.

The Independent go on to outline that Real are conscious of maintaining close links to the Spanish national team with Rodri establishing himself as a key figure in the group that won Euro 2024 in the summer.

The top brass at Bernabeu also have their eye on William Saliba and Cristian Romero. There is a desire to strengthen at centre-back and Saliba is viewed as a player capable of being the 'future of their defence'.

There is also, however, an acceptance that the Frenchman could be difficult to attain given Arsenal's upward trajectory. As such, Tottenham's Romero has been identified as an alternative option.

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While it remains to be seen if any of Real Madrid's targets will end up swapping the Premier League for La Liga, there has been little in the way of updates on Alexander-Arnold's future.

The article states that he is continuing to 'assess' the post-Jurgen Klopp era at Anfield and that he speaks regularly with his friend Jude Bellingham, who joined Real Madrid last summer.

New Liverpool boss Arne Slot recently confirmed that he had nothing new to say in regards to the future of Alexander, Mohamed Salah or Virgil van Dijk, all of whom are out of contract at the end of the season.

The Dutchman said last week: “Again, I’ll give the boring answer, which you’re going to get from me as long as there’s no news about this, but we don’t talk about contract situations over here.”

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