Spanish Media: Bellingham Provided Detailed Information on Arnold to Real Madrid; Liverpool Offered Higher Salary

According to Spanish media outlet Relevo, Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham played a crucial role in Alexander-Arnold’s decision to leave Liverpool and join Real Madrid. Despite Liverpool offering higher wages to keep him, Arnold wanted a change of environment and ultimately decided to leave. His contract with Liverpool expires in 2025, and Real Madrid quickly seized the opportunity after learning that Arnold might be considering a move.

Real Madrid’s transfer strategy has always focused on signing world-class players whose contracts are nearing expiry, avoiding high transfer fees while offering lucrative signing bonuses and high wages to compete with other top clubs. Arnold’s technical skills, physical attributes, and versatility on the field made him the ideal successor to Dani Carvajal. In this transfer, Bellingham played a pivotal role, becoming Arnold’s key ally in the decision-making process. His introduction to life at Madrid and success in Spain encouraged Arnold to make the final move.

Although Liverpool made repeated attempts to keep Arnold by offering higher wages than Real Madrid, he made it clear that he was looking for a new challenge. After winning the Premier League under Jürgen Klopp, Arnold announced he would join Real Madrid and plans to make his debut at the Club World Cup in June, officially bidding farewell to Liverpool. This move marks the beginning of Real Madrid’s summer 2025 plans, having completed their right-back reinforcement, with future focuses on strengthening the left-back and center-back positions

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