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Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to become a Real Madrid player.

The news will not have exactly surprised Liverpool fans, many of whom have experienced a range of emotions in recent weeks over the player’s departure.

Many feel hurt that a boyhood Red who spoke of his desire to captain Liverpool has decided to leave the club - and his home city.

Ironically, after the months of rancour, that isn’t the case.

Instead, Liverpool has received a not insignificant figure for the player, with an initial €10 million ($11.3M/£8.4M) fee agreed for his immediate transfer to the Bernabeu.

Alexander-Arnold will be a Galactico by the end of the week and will feature at the revamped Club World Cup under Xabi Alonso.

Alexander-Arnold has played his final game for Liverpool.

And yet, the club has not allowed itself to be bullied by Real, typically the biggest kid in the playground.

Given that its opening offer for the player was around €1M ($1.1M/£0.85M), it's Real who have ultimately had to bend to the will of another European superpower

It is adding one of the world's best defenders for a paltry fee, which could help Real win the Club World Cup later this summer.

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