Jude Bellingham is going to convince Trent Alexander-Arnold to swap Liverpool for Real Madrid, according to ex-Reds midfielder Jermaine Pennant.
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Midfielder tipped to convince TAA to make Madrid movePair are very close friends Pennant would have no hard feelings over Bernabeu switchFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Liverpool right-back has run down his contract at Anfield and is widely expected to reject a new deal in order to join Real Madrid for free in the summer. And Pennant has little doubt that his close friend Bellingham is trying to convince him to come to the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Alexander-Arnold and Bellingham celebrated together when the midfielder scored England's opening goal of Euro 2024 against Serbia and it is no secret that they are close. The defender told Gary Neville last year on that Bellingham was his best friend outside of his club, citing Andrew Robertson as his closest friend at Liverpool.
WHAT PENNANT SAID
Pennant told : "That's how it seems. I think he'll probably go to Real Madrid to play with his best friend, Jude. I'm sure Jude is intervening a little bit. 'Agent Jude' as they say. I'm sure they've had that conversation. They are happy together, they've played great football and I think that Trent will end up at Madrid."
DID YOU KNOW?
Madrid have become experts at signing top players on free transfers. They convinced David Alaba to sign as a free agent in 2021 after running down his contract with Bayern Munich and the following year Antonio Rudiger did the same after his deal with Chelsea expired. Madrid pulled off the mother of all free transfers when they landed Kylian Mbappe last year although they did have to pay the France star a reported £128 million ($158m) as a signing-on fee. Alexander-Arnold would not be able to garner the same type of fee as Mbappe but would still be likely to receive a big personal windfall in exchange for joining the 15-times European champions.
