Barça almost played a dirty blow at Real Madrid

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By: Manu Tournoux

Trent Alexander-Arnold seems to be off to join Real Madrid this summer, but if things had been different, he could have landed in Barcelona, ​​who also studied the possibility of recruiting the Liverpool defender.

Alexander-Arnold arrives at the end of the contract at the end of the season and should give up a new contract with Liverpool in order to continue his career in Real Madrid. The right side seems eager to start a new life in Spain, and it turns out that it could have done it in Catalonia rather than in the Spanish capital.

This is because Barcelona has planned to recruit Alexander-Arnold on several occasions in recent years, as has revealed in Cadena Ser. The club was interested in him at the time when Xavi Hernandez and Jordi Cruyff were at the club, and his last attempt dates back to the start of the season, during discussions with the representatives of the English international.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold targeted by Barça

Deco sought to know the situation of Alexander-Arnold at a meeting at the start of the season, which also made it possible to determine whether a transfer was possible for Barcelona. However, it was finally considered impossible to recruit it due to the proven financial problems of the club, while Jules Koundé's performance in recent years have also prompted Catalans not to invest too much money in a possible operation.

Barça wishes to recruit a right side this summer, even if his position concerning Alexander-Arnold suggests that they do not wish to invest too much money to recruit someone. The club was associated with Andrei Ratiu du Rayo Vallecano, while the Brazilian star of AS Monaco, Vanderson, would also be one of Deco's favorites, who will continue to explore the market to find the best option for the Catalan club. For the moment, research is continuing.