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Real Madrid ‘one step away’ from securing first signing of the summer
Even though the transfer window is still some months away, Real Madrid appear close to securing their first major deal of the summer.
As has been well-established already, Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool has been identified as a priority target for Los Blancos for the next season.
Over the past few days, there have been growing murmurs of a deal being close to completion and it appears that the Liverpool man will be heading to the Santiago Bernabeu.
One step away
Indeed, according to Matteo Moretto, Real Madrid are now just ‘one step away’ from signing Alexander-Arnold as a free agent when his Liverpool contract expires.
The two parties are just ironing out the final details and as such, Los Blancos are fully convinced that they have landed their target.
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Madrid-bound. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
More and more reliable sources like Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein are also confirming that the operation is on its way to being completed.
Furthermore, Kerry Hau of Sky Germany (h/t Madrid Xtra) adds that Liverpool have been made aware of this development and they are now resigned to losing their homegrown superstar to Real Madrid.
In fact, the Premier League leaders are also said to have started the search for a replacement for Alexander-Arnold, further suggesting that the right-back is set to sign for the Spanish heavyweights.
Reports earlier this week indicated that Alexander-Arnold will pen a five-year contract on a yearly salary of €15 million gross, while also receiving a sizeable signing-on bonus.
The final details, however, still need to be agreed upon, but as things stand, everything suggests that Real Madrid almost have their first signing of the summer in the bag with Alexander-Arnold.
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