The Liverpool player's contract expires on June 30, 16 days after the Club World Cup begins in the U.S. Will he be a Madrid player by then?

Real Madrid are aiming to complete the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool before the start of the Club World Cup.

With a strong relationship between the clubs, Real Madrid are expected to pay a modest fee—around €1 million, per club sources—to secure Liverpool’s approval for Alexander-Arnold to join before July 1.

With the Liga MX side violating multi-ownership rules, the Black & Gold will host Club América on May 31 to be a replacement in the 32-team tournament

LAFC and América will face off on May 31 at LAFC's BMO Stadium for the right to replace Club León at the Club World Cup in the United States next month, a source confirmed to ESPN.

So, with FIFA’s own decision upheld about their own tournament, León are now officially out, and will be replaced by either Los Angeles FC (LAFC) or another Liga MX side, Club América. These two are set to play a one-off playoff (play-in?) at the end of the month, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on May 31.