Reds join Man Utd in pursuit of new replacement target for Alexander-Arnold after Real Madrid accelerate plans

Liverpool will compete with Manchester United for the signing of Bosnia star Amar Dedic if Trent Alexander-Arnold decides to leave Anfield, according to a report.

Caught offside it says that Liverpool are ‘already preparing’ for a life without it Alexander Arnoldwho is a top target for Real Madrid. As such, the Reds have made contact with several potential replacements at right-back, with Dedic the latest player to appear on their radar.

Liverpool have ‘requested information’ about the 22-year-old, who is currently playing for Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

Caught offside report that Bayer Leverkusen ace Jeremy Frimpong, Monaco’s Vanderson and Lille’s Tiago Santos are among the other right-backs also being monitored by Liverpool.

Arne Slot’s team will have to win Man Utd to land Dedic.

On October 10, TEAMtalk revealed that United are considering a move for the Austrian-born Bosnia internationalwhile Brighton is also in the picture.

Of those, Dedic will most likely want to join Liverpool as they have a better chance of challenging for the Premier League title than United.

And if Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool, Dedic will fancy his chances of beating Conor Bradley to become Slot’s new first-choice right-back. United, on the other hand, can already make use of Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui.

Liverpool’s interest in Dedic comes after Real Madrid recently stepped up their hunt for Alexander-Arnold.

That became apparent on Friday Madrid believe they have made ‘significant progress’ as they try to sign Alexander-Arnold. The Spanish giants have held talks with Alexander-Arnold’s camp and have drawn up a more lucrative contract offer than Liverpool.

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Meanwhile, Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa may only have joined the club this summer, but he is already being tipped to leave.

AC Milan and Napoli would be He wants to take the former Juventus man to Italy as early as January.

However, sources confirmed to TEAMtalk on Friday that Liverpool are not considering letting Chiesa leave this winter. His high wage demands mean that even major Italian clubs such as Milan and Napoli will struggle to sign him.

Elsewhere, United dream of signing Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munichalthough he is also wanted by Real Madrid.

According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, United’s interest in the left back is becoming ‘more concrete’.

The Red Devils have been alerted by the fact that Davies’ contract with Bayern is expiring, meaning they can sign him on a free transfer next summer.

But the Canadian star wants to compete for the biggest prizes if he leaves Bayern, meaning United could struggle to beat Madrid in this particular transfer race.