Trent Alexander-Arnold declared his departure from Liverpool, his childhood club, upon the contract's expiration at the season's end. He acknowledged it as the "hardest decision" of his life. The English defender has been strongly linked with free transfer to Real Madrid.

At long last, an end to the Trent Alexander-Arnold saga is in sight — the right-back has announced he will leave Liverpool and is poised to join Real Madrid this summer. Nearly a year on from the signing of Kylian Mbappe and almost two years after Jude Bellingham’s arrival,