The reports linking Alexander Arnold to Real Madrid is actually true. He has less than 1 year left on his contract. He’s been on their radar for a while now. Real Madrid have just Carvajal as their first choice RB. He’s 32 years old and I don’t think Real Madrid will give him a new deal considering his age. So it’s no surprise that Real Madrid are after his services. He’s the only name that they’ve been linked to so far. They need someone to take over from Dani Carvajal when he leaves.
But with the new manager in the club now, I am convinced that he will likely stay at Anfield. He’s the vice captain, so they’ll likely offer offer him a new long term deal at the club to push away potential clubs from signing him this summer.
Real Madrid liked the way they managed to convince Mbappe to join them as a free agent, so it is logical that they will want to do the same trick again with other players. They can count on the player wanting to play at Real, that is, they will use their authority, but not everyone will do as Mbappe did, not everyone wants to play at Real. And for Alexander-Arnold, this is a good opportunity to get better contract terms at Liverpool and Slot still has enough time to convince him to stay at Liverpool.