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Real Madrid is calling, and Trent Alexander-Arnold looks set to answer as he prepares to follow in the footsteps of some of Liverpool's biggest stars of the past.

A move to the Bernabeu looks inevitable for the right-back now, with reports coming to a head on Tuesday as various outlets suggested terms had been agreed with the Spanish giant, or at the very least that Real was looking to finalize a deal.

Alexander-Arnold is of course set to see his contract expire at the end of the current season, and a free transfer already looks to be in the works.

Long linked with a move to the Bernabeu, Real first stepped up its attempts to sign the right-back right at the end of 2024, with Liverpool rejecting a first bid before the turn of the year, while a second attempt was reportedly considered but never arrived.

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Nevertheless, Real looks as though it will get its man, with Alexander-Arnold set to follow in the footsteps of four former Liverpool stars in swapping Anfield for the Bernabeu.

Steve McManaman

A name that has been brought up regularly throughout Alexander-Arnold’s saga, Steve McManaman knows what the Liverpool vice-captain is going through.

Steve McManaman of Real Madrid in action during the 2000 Champions League Final against Valencia at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France.

His time in Spain will certainly encourage Alexander-Arnold on the move, with the Bootle-born star going on to win La Liga twice while also being crowned a European champion on two occasions, with McManaman even scoring in the 2000 final against Valencia in his first season with the club.

Although his time at Real rather fizzled out toward the end, with David Beckham’s signing essentially sealing his departure, McManaman is still thought of fondly at the Bernabeu.

Michael Owen

While McManaman’s story might serve as encouragement to Alexander-Arnold, Michael Owen’s should be seen as a warning.

Like McManaman and Alexander-Arnold, Owen came through the ranks at Liverpool before becoming a superstar with the Reds, even going on to win the Ballon d’Or in 2001.

His time at the Bernabeu did not go according to plan though.

Despite a decent record of 13 goals from 36 league appearances, with 26 of them coming from the start, he struggled to nail down a place in the side, and after just one trophyless season, he was back on English shores as he joined Newcastle United.

He was never the same after leaving Liverpool, with persistent injuries wrecking what was a promising career, and his reputation on Merseyside was well and truly destroyed when he joined Manchester United in 2009.

Alvaro Arbeloa

Something of a forgotten man at Liverpool, Alvaro Arbeloa spent two-and-a-half years at Anfield, making 98 appearances and appearing in the 2007 Champions League final before departing for Real in 2009.

The right-back had been part of the academy at the Bernabeu as a youngster, and would go on to spend seven years in his second spell in the Spanish capital, making 153 league appearances in the process
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