Real Madrid step up Trent Alexander-Arnold interest with Liverpool star top of four-man list

Trent Alexander-Arnold is top of Real Madrid's transfer shortlist.

The star tops a four-man list as and want to take advantage should the England international run-down his contract with the Reds. at Anfield as faces senior stars in and Virgil van Dijk in the same predicaments.

From January the trio will be free to negotiate a transfer with clubs outside of the . will look to capitalise if afforded the opportunity and their target runs down his deal.

report that Alexander-Arnold that heads a list including star Pedro Porro, Bayer Leverkusen ace Jeremie Frimpong and Sevilla's 21-year-old Spain youth international Juanlu. Les Merengues want to reinforce the position with Dani Carvajal seeing his contract expire in 2026, after the club extended his deal despite the veteran being ruled out with an .

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Liverpool remain hopeful they can come to agreement with. The club are in negotiations with the full-back's camp and it has been said Liverpool are 'highly confident' the homegrown ace will .

The 26-year-old was asked about his future last week when on England duty and retains aspiratons of adding to the trophies he has already won. The defender told : "I’ve entered the prime of my career right now and I don’t want to be the player who only won trophies when he was young."

In September, Alexander-Arnold struck a similar tone and insisted talks with the club would remain private. The former Premier League and winner made it clear that silverware would be his motivating factor.

“The most important thing is trophies, if I’m honest,” he said. “I want to win trophies. I’m a player who’s highly motivated by trophies and winning things and being elite.

“That’s probably the main factor of anything. If you’ve got a personality that is an elite athlete that wants to win and will do anything to win, then that’s what drives them. I’ve been at the club 20 years now. I’ve signed four or five contract extensions and none of those have been played out in public and this one won’t be either.”

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