Real Madrid are in desperate need of center backs. Éder Militão tore his ACL for the second time in as many seasons and will not return this year. Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid's emergency center back, is also out for the season with an ACL injury.

Trent Alexander-Arnold ’s dream of joining Real Madrid from Liverpool in the January transfer window has taken a huge blow, according to reports. It is believed that Alexander-Arnold has decided to sign for Real Madrid and has already informed boyhood club Liverpool of his plans to do so.

Real Madrid would prefer to sign England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in January but are willing to wait until the summer, when his contract expires, if Liverpool do not want to sell the 26-year-old next month. (Marca - in Spanish)