Trent Alexander-Arnold handed huge Real Madrid boost as transfer exit decided

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Trent Alexander-Arnold's status at Real Madrid appears to have been solidified after Dani Carvajal suffered an injury which could have ended his long career with the clubTrent Alexander-Arnold's status as Real Madrid's first-choice right-back has been boosted amid reports that Dani Carvajal may have played his final game for the club. Carvajal has fractured his foot, and with the end of the season fast approaching and his contract winding down, he could be shown the exit.Carvajal has suffered a fracture to the fifth toe on his right foot and it is estimated he will be unavailable for two to three weeks.

Alexander-Arnold has played 27 times since in 2025/26 since moving from Liverpool and is cementing his place in the side.Carvajal has played 448 times for Real over a 13-year spell with the club, where he also came through the academy. He is considered a legend at Los Blancos, but it seems his time there is about to come to an end.FOLLOW OUR REAL MADRID FB PAGE!

Marca reports that his latest injury 'effectively ends his career', with any chance of making the Spain squad for the World Cup also having disappeared.However, speaking after the win over Espanyol, Real manager Alvaro Arbeloa said: "I’m really hoping he can play before the end of the season, that he can recover and finish the season playing on the pitch, which is what Dani Carvajal deserves, right?"It will be a summer of change at Real as they near the end of a disappointing campaign which will see them go without a trophy. He explained the decision not to call him up by saying: "It was a slightly different profile of players who were with us in camp and who performed so well."We just stick to these guys that is on his back and maybe he was with us in June and he should have maybe deserved a second chance.