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Real Madrid is preparing a special recruit for the FIFA Club World Cup, which is a huge prize.
The U.K.'s Football Transfer reported on the 8th (Korea time) 'Real Madrid will try to make a new bid through a special FIFA exception rule'
Football Transfer is interested in signing Alexander-Arnold by paying a transfer fee through a special transfer window. They decided on this move to include Alexander-Arnold in the Club World Cup. FIFA has approved additional transfer markets only for clubs participating in the Club World Cup. It is from June 1 to June 10. The exception registration period allows the addition of newly recruited players. Real are therefore in a position to pay the transfer fee before Liverpool and Alexander-Arnold's contract expires,' he said.
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Real are reportedly trying to sign Alexander-Arnold on a free agent in the upcoming summer transfer market. Alexander-Arnold has been involved only in Liverpool since his youth, and is a young man who made his professional debut in Liverpool in 2016. Alexander-Arnold, who played in Liverpool alone for nearly 21 years, immediately jumped to the top fullback in the English Premier League (EPL) immediately after his debut.
However, with the contract expiring after this season, he failed to sign an extension contract with Liverpool, and Real, aiming for the opportunity, lures Alexander-Arnold, and is known to be in a situation where he is likely to be recruited. Spain's Marca also said that `there has already been news that Alexander-Arnold has informed the club of the decision to transfer to Real.'
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However, Real, who originally planned to bring Alexander-Arnold in on a free contract, changed their plans. It was for the Club World Cup. FIFA held an executive committee meeting on the 6th and decided to pay $1 billion (about 1.44 trillion won) in total prize money to 32 teams participating in the Club World Cup. The detailed method of allocating the prize money has not been disclosed, but it is clear that the winning team will receive a huge amount of prize money.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said "The Club World Cup is not only the pinnacle of club football, but it will benefit the entire participating club on a scale not seen in any other tournament. The prize money will lead club football to solidarity around the world" "All profits generated from the tournament will not be taken by FIFA. We will use an unprecedented amount of money for the development of football."
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When the prize money was revealed, the atmosphere of the clubs looking at it also changed. Real also seems to be actively considering the direction of going to the Club World Cup together by strengthening its power after recruiting Alexander-Arnold through a special clause before the Club World Cup.
FootballTransfer says 'Things may be different in the June transfer market. Liverpool have no game, Alexander-Arnold could go on holiday. If it is decided to go to Real, there is no reason for Liverpool not to let him go a little early.
For Liverpool, the transfer fee received in June is inevitably a concern. Liverpool reportedly wanted 70 million euros (about 110 billion won) for Alexander-Arnold's transfer fee in the transfer market last winter. However, if the contract period is less than a month away, Liverpool is likely to accept the transfer offer even with a small transfer fee. Attention is also focusing on whether Real's special recruitment plan can be made ahead of the Club World Cup.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
