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Real Madrid inform Liverpool about their transfer interest in €70 million-rated star
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has a little over six months left on his contract and Real Madrid are very much alert to his situation.
The Spanish heavyweights are eager to bring in a new right-back as a long-term replacement for veteran star Dani Carvajal and have identified the England international as an absolute priority for the summer of 2025.
After all, Alexander-Arnold is a proven player with his best years ahead of him while he would be available for free.
Real Madrid convey their desire to Liverpool
As such, talkSPORT now reports that Real Madrid have already conveyed their transfer interest in Alexander-Arnold to Liverpool.
Given the right-back’s contract situation, Los Blancos can secure his signing by finalising a pre-contract agreement in January once he enters the last six months of his deal.
As such, Real Madrid are not necessarily obligated to involve Liverpool in any sort of negotiations for the Englishman’s signing.
Despite that, the report suggests that Real Madrid have informed the Reds of their plans to sign Alexander-Arnold as they intend to be respectful towards the Premier League bigwigs.
Liverpool, for their part, still remain hopeful of convincing their homegrown talent to sign a new contract and continue at Anfield.
However, the lure of Real Madrid, where he would be reunited with his close friend Jude Bellingham, will be a tempting prospect for Alexander-Arnold.
*Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.
In a major update, AS reports that former Real Madrid midfielder and club legend Toni Kroos has taken his first step towards starting his coaching career.
The former Germany international has told the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers.
Real Madrid tried to bring Kroos back
It is no secret that Real Madrid considered bringing Toni Kroos back into the club’s structure after the end of the last season.
The club president, Florentino Perez, had wanted Kroos to have a daily presence at Valdebebas rather than making occasional appearances after his retirement.
Jose Angel Sanchez and Kroos spoke after Perez expressed his desire to see the German working at Valdebebas every day. However, they did not find the right moment, time or structure to give his return a clear form.
A comeback remains one of the possibilities most desired by Madrid supporters because of Kroos’ charisma and what he represents at the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither side wanted him to return simply for the sake of it, so the door remains open for the future.
The relationship between the two parties is excellent, and both know that the opportunity to work together again will eventually come.
Taking it step by step
For now, Kroos continues to run the academy he established in Boadilla, enjoying the opportunity to help develop younger players.
After two years away from the competitive side of football, however, he is beginning to look towards the dugout as a possible next step in his career.
Kroos currently holds coaching qualifications that allow him to work up to the third tier of Spanish football.
This is possible because professionals with at least seven years of proven experience and significant involvement at the elite level can gain direct access to accelerated coaching courses.
That means Kroos could coach a team in Primera Federacion, but the German wants to take things gradually.
Kroos has already informed the RFEF that he would be interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers during the 2027/28 season.
The course taking place this season is not available to elite former players, with UEFA limiting each campaign to 20 places.
With his current qualifications, Kroos could work as an assistant coach, but he cannot yet take charge as a head coach in either the top flight or the Segunda División.
But completing that programme would allow Kroos to obtain the UEFA A licence, which would enable him to coach teams at any level.
