Le Monde: Arnold will lock in the main position of the Club World Cup, and Real Madrid will strive to catch up with A fees
Spanish Le Monde published an article today, reporting on the details of Real Madrid's signing of Arnold.
Real Madrid officially announced today that they would sign Liverpool right-back Arnold. The England international will join the White Army on June 1, and the two sides will sign a contract from six years to June 2031.
As Le Monde had exclusively disclosed, when the player bid farewell to Anfield, he had reached an agreement with Real Madrid, and the club originally planned to let him go to the Club World Cup with the team. Since Arnold's contract with the Reds was originally scheduled to expire on June 30, Real Madrid and Liverpool finally reached an economic compensation agreement after negotiations. The Galaxy Battleship will pay about 5 million euros in compensation and bear the players' salary this month in exchange for their early joining in the US tour.
Real Madrid promotes this transfer in the hope that Arnold's joining will enhance the team's competitiveness in the Club World Cup. With Kavajal still in the recovery period of knee injury and Vazquez's contract is about to expire, the 26-year-old defender is expected to lock in the main position of the game.
After Spanish central defender Wyson, Arnold became Real Madrid's second signing this summer. The England international, who joined the free transfer, will meet with new coach Xavi Alonso on June 9 and prepare for a trip to Miami with the team on the 14th.
According to Le Monde, Real Madrid is fully promoting the transfer negotiations of Benfica's left-back A-fee. In the past week, the club has stepped up its pursuit and is expected to be officially announced within the next few hours that the deal is also aimed at enhancing the thickness of the Club World Cup lineup.