The 26-year-old announced he will leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season.
While he did not announce where his next destination will be, The i Paper understands Alexander-Arnold will sign a six-year deal with Madrid in the coming weeks.
After 20 years at Liverpool Football Club, now is the time for me to confirm that I will be leaving at the end of the season.
This is easily the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life.
I know many of you have wondered why or been frustrated that I haven’t spoken about this… pic.twitter.com/emAw5RvXq0
Yet The i Paper has been told throughout the process that sporting director Richard Hughes and the club’s hierarchy continued to make proposals they believed would tempt him to stay.
Further contact with Alexander-Arnold’s representatives was one of the first tasks Hughes undertook after accepting the role, with formal negotiations opening afterwards once the appointment of Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp’s successor had been confirmed. That contact remained persistent and ongoing, just as it did with Salah and Van Dijk’s respective advisors.
Why Alexander-Arnold said no
Alexander-Arnold will join Real Madrid on a free transfer in the summer (Photo: Getty)The final meeting between Hughes and his representatives took place earlier this spring and it was clear that the player’s decision to leave at the end of his contract was final. The i Paper understands it was at this point that Alexander-Arnold informed Slot of his decision.
As Liverpool closed in on what has been a comfortable title win, Alexander-Arnold’s mind became further made up, after winning the only major honour that has eluded him during his time in England – a Premier League crown in front of fans, after the previous triumph took place during Covid times.
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He purposely stayed tight-lipped throughout the process so Liverpool could concentrate on that title push, speaking publicly about his future for the first time directly after scoring the goal that pretty much secured a top-of-the-table finish at Leicester late last month.
Behind the scenes, everyone knew what was going to happen for a long time. Everyone at the club, however, feels they can leave the negotiations believing they did all they can to convince Alexander-Arnold to stay.
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