Real Madrid announce Trent Alexander-Arnold transfer as Liverpool rake in staggering fee for letting star go early

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LIVERPOOL have agreed to let Trent Alexander-Arnold join Real Madrid early in a deal worth £10million.

The right-back was set to join the 15-time Kings of Europe for free on June 30 – but the LaLiga giants want him for the Club World Cup.

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The expanded Club World Cup in the USA begins 16 days before Alexander-Arnold’s contract expires.

And Madrid have since agreed to pay around £300,000-per-day to bag the 26-year-old a month early.

The two-time Premier League winner will move when the special transfer window opens on Sunday.

Madrid will make a single payment of £8.4m (€10m) and pay his June wages – which all adds up to £10m (€11.9m).

Madrid were originally offering just £840,000, but Liverpool held firm for more.

Alexander-Arnold will reportedly earn £240,000-per-week on a six-year deal, with his release clause set at €1BILLION or £840million.

A statement from the club read: “The full-back is now set to join the La Liga club ahead of the expiry of his Reds contract this summer.

“Liverpool will receive a fee for his services, with the deal to be concluded once the window opens on June 1.

“Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool with the club appreciative and grateful for his contribution to those successes.”

Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement Xavi Alonso wanted Alexander-Arnold in his squad for their first match against Al-Hilal in Miami on June 18.

Fifa has created a special transfer window from June 1 to June 10 specifically for the Club World Cup.

Madrid’s injury crisis at right-back is understood to be behind the push to get him in early.

Midfielder Federico Valverde has been filling in for Spain Euro 2024 hero Dani Carvajal, who had knee surgery last October.

Alexander-Arnold is due to link up with the England squad next week for the World Cup qualifier against Andorra a week on Saturday.

England play a friendly against Senegal at Nottingham Forest’s ground three days later.

Liverpool fans were fuming about losing a world-class player for free, even booing their homegrown star against Arsenal last month.

Alexander-Arnold was given a more warm goodbye on the final day of the season, before breaking down in tears after 20 years with the club.

He now departs Anfield after 354 appearances and 23 goals for the club, winning eight major honours.

Trent won two titles, the Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups.