Real Madrid rejected the opportunity to mark Former Manchester City captain Kyle Walker this month before completing his borrowing transfer to AC Milan, according to a report in Spain.
Veteran Pep Guardiola said of his desire to spend the remaining years of his career playing abroad shortly after the opening of January. Milan immediately appeared as the strongest researchers, regardless of interest by their inter -city rivals, and at the end announced his arrival on Friday.
However, the Spanish edition mark He claims that Real Madrid were offered the opportunity to sign Walker on loan for six months if they covered the entire cost of his salary in City. The Spanish giants admitted this proposal.
While Carlo Ancelotti has allegedly slammed With the club's hierarchy on the lack of defensive reinforcements this month, Madrid's stay in the January window has been clear: Trent Alexander-Arnold or nothing.
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Liverpool right -wing defender has been subject of multiple offers Of the Spanish giants this month, all who have been rejected by the leaders of the Premier League of Arne Slot. Merseyside dressing have It is said to have decided To keep their graduate at the Academy in Anfield for the remainder of the current season in the hope that he will be persuaded to sign a new contract extension before his existing agreement expires in the summer.
Madrid are ready to buy Alexander-Arnold in a free transfer in July and has never intended to complicate that movement by buying his compatriot playing in the same position.
Ancelotti needs desperate for reinforcements on the right-which helps explain the club's early offers for Alexander-Arnold. Following the knee injury at the end of the season suffered by Dani Carvajal in October, converted winger Lucas Vazquez was the first Madrid option on the right side of the defense.
The popular 33-year-old has suffered under the observation of the many times of the game, forcing Ancelotti to sporadically place the defensive midfielder Federico Valverde in that role. Despite the difficulties in defense the club has endured – which include consecutive strokes in the hands of Barcelona – They rejected the opportunity to sign Walker.