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Real Madrid think Trent Alexander-Arnold will be the best in the world

27Mar

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Real Madrid think Trent Alexander-Arnold will be the best in the world

The transfer rumors linking Liverpools star right back Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid are so persistent and fierce that, as with Kylian Mbappe's free transfer from PSG to Madrid last summer, it feels like a foregone conclusion that the England international will end up at the Santiago Bernabeu. Fellow English superstar Jude Bellingham's hard work to recruit Alexander-Arnold to Madrid appears to be paying off, and Florentino Perez's desire to sign the world's best players in their primes on free transfers is about to get another big feather in the proverbial cap. There's a lot of optimism regarding the Alexander-Arnold deal's completion at the Valdebebas, and that optimism extends to how Real Madrid feel TAA can help the team in 2025 and beyond. According to Fabrizio Romano,...

Real Madrid will try to sign Dean Huijsen sooner than expected

27Mar

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Real Madrid will try to sign Dean Huijsen sooner than expected

Real Madrid are the latest elite club in European football to be smitten with Bournemouth breakout star Dean Huijsen, who has emerged as arguably the best young center back in the world - and one of the other players in the argument is already in Madrid, Raul Asencio. Huijsen has been one of the top center backs in the Premier League, dribbled past just 0.3 times per game with nearly three combined tackles and interceptions per matchup. Real Madrid are increasingly interested in signing the 19-year-old Spanish defender, and they are prepared to make a play for the Bournemouth star sooner than even they expected. According to a report from Madrid-based paper Diario AS, via Madrid Xtra, Real Madrid have now decided to go after Huijsen in the summer 2025 transfer window as opposed to...

Three top Premier League clubs want to sign Kenan Yildiz from Juventus

27Mar

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Three top Premier League clubs want to sign Kenan Yildiz from Juventus

Juventus star Kenan Yildiz is one of the only reasons for hope for the future in Turin, as the Bianconeri have fallen out of the Serie A title race and are faced with another stopgap manager after giving up on Thiago Motta before one full year. Despite the optimism around Yildiz, Juve have had trouble getting the Turkish international consistently involved in year two, as he's been out of his preferred position as a No. 10 in a playmaker role. Without a true left winger - Federico Chiesa was loaned to Liverpool last summer - Yildiz has made frequent starts on the left wing, and that's clearly not the best spot for him. So top clubs around Europe are circling like vultures, looking to take advantage of the potential that Juventus make yet another transfer blunder with a promising y...

Liverpool are already looking for Trent Alexander-Arnold replacements

27Mar

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Liverpool are already looking for Trent Alexander-Arnold replacements

As Real Madrid push harder to sign their dream right back transfer target, Trent Alexander-Arnold, his current club Liverpool seem increasingly resigned to the fact that their generational talent will be leaving for free this summer. Real Madrid have been even more interested in Alexander-Arnold, a long-time top target of president Florentino Perez's, after veteran right back Dani Carvajal's early season-ending ACL tear. Now, Alexander-Arnold is poised to become the successor to Carvajal just as he hits his prime years and Carva finally enters the twilight of a legitimately GOATed career at the right back position. According to a report from Sky Sports Germany, via Madrid Xtra, Alexander-Arnold's future seems to be so removed from Anfield and so close to the Santiago Bernabeu that...

Real Madrid began talks to hire Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen

27Mar

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Real Madrid began talks to hire Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid have been interested in hiring Xabi Alonso ever since Bayer Leverkusen began their fairytale run as undefeated Bundesliga champions, as the former Bayern Munich and Madrid star midfielder finally brought major silverware to Die Werkself. After a slow start to the 2024/25 season, Leverkusen are back in title contention with rivals Bayern Munich, and Alonso's reputation as the best young manager in the world - or even the best manager of any age - remains solidly intact. Meanwhile, Real Madrid are eyeing a transition away from Carlo Ancelotti, who saved his job with a third Champions League trophy in Madrid last season but has continued to frustrate tactically in big games this season, getting wiped off the pitch by new Barcelona head man Hansi Flick. And with the Brazil...

Aston Villa want to sign Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma

27Mar

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Aston Villa want to sign Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma

Aston Villa signed Amadou Onana and Youri Tielemans to boost their midfield this past summer, and while both Belgian internationals started the 2024/25 Premier League season hot, their signings have to be viewed with mixed results right now. The Clarets are still struggling to control games, as Aston Villa have fallen outside the top four and are at serious risk of missing out on Champions League football. And since they are all the way down in ninth placed, Aston Villa have to be worried about missing out on European football entirely next season despite very active summer and winter transfer windows. So they won't be done making tweaks in 2025, and GiveMeSport reports that Aston Villa are interested in signing Tottenham center midfielder Yves Bissouma this summer. Bissouma sh...

Manchester United make new GK a transfer priority in summer 2025

27Mar

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Manchester United make new GK a transfer priority in summer 2025

Manchester United will have a lot of work to do in the coming summer 2025 transfer window, as they are toiling away in the bottom half of the Premier League with little improvement to show for despite hiring one of the most highly-regarded young managers in world football in Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese coach still needs better players at pretty much every level of the squad, and while most transfer rumblings have remained focused on a new striker, Manchester United seem to be after goalkeeper help. According to a report from the Muppetiers, via mufcmpb, Manchester United are now pivoting towards making signing a new goalkeeper one of their priorities in the summer 2025 transfer window, especially as an Andre Onana exit is becoming more likely. Andre Onana is prone to errors While ...

Liverpool are losing hope with Trent Alexander-Arnold renewal

27Mar

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Liverpool are losing hope with Trent Alexander-Arnold renewal

Real Madrid have been eyeing a Trent Alexander-Arnold transfer from Liverpool for years, and now that he's set to be a free agent this summer, the most powerful club in world football is ready to flex its marketing might and pull by signing a world-class player for the third year running. Two years ago, they brought in midfield phenom Jude Bellingham, and then, last year, they finally signed Kylian Mbappe for free. Neither player had a prayer of joining another club, such as Liverpool, and both are flourishing in the 2024/25 season for the Champions League contenders. And Real Madrid are Champions League contenders again this season as the reigning champions despite losing a bevy of crucial players to season-ending injuries, including their star right back Dani Carvajal, whose ACL te...

Real Madrid are upping their interest in Dean Huijsen

27Mar

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Real Madrid are upping their interest in Dean Huijsen

Real Madrid have watched Eder Militao go down with a season-ending injury for two seasons in a row, taking the club's best center back - and one of the best center backs on the planet - away from them. Although Real Madrid have unearthed one of the best young center backs in the world in Raul Asencio this season and have high hopes for fellow prospect Joan Martinez, who tore his own ACL before his 2024/25 breakout could ever begin, they can't like their depth too much right now. Antonio Rudiger is still effective but getting older, while David Alaba may be finished at the top level after his torn ACL last season. Aurelien Tchouameni is an option at center back, but he's not a reliable one, particularly against top teams like Barcelona. Real Madrid will have their eyes on an ascend...

Fabrizio Romano has exciting Alexander-Arnold transfer update for Real Madrid

26Mar

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Fabrizio Romano has exciting Alexander-Arnold transfer update for Real Madrid

Liverpool star right back Trent Alexander-Arnold appears to be on the verge of a big move to Real Madrid in the summer 2025 transfer window, as he continues to rebuff efforts to re-sign him from Anfield, Now, Alexander-Arnold is close to putting pen to paper on a deal that would make him this summer's dream signing for Real Madrid, who have made a marquee move in each of the past two summer windows. First, it was Jude Bellingham for 100 million euros in summer 2023, and then last summer, Florentino Perez finally landed his white whale, signing Kylian Mbappe for free from PSG. Trent Alexander-Arnold won't get absurd money Alexander-Arnold would be nearly as big of a get for Real Madrid, as Fabrizio Romano previously reported that the 26-year-old England international was options one...