The fee to releases the England defender from his contract a month early to allow him to join before the Club World Cup.

Real Madrid's decision to pry defender Trent Alexander-Arnold out of his Liverpool contract one month before it expires could pay dividends at the Club World Cup. The Spanish club will pay Liverpool a reported fee of up to 10 million euros ($11 million) to get the England right back on June 1 — rather than for free at the end of the month.

Real Madrid will pay a £8.4m fee to Liverpool in order to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in time for the Club World Cup. Alexander-Arnold had already agreed to join Madrid on a free transfer but that meant he would not move to the Spanish club until after his contract expired on June 30.