Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has reportedly won a battle to keep a £50,000 padel court at his home but he may not use it for much longer.
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Trent has padel court built at homeWins legal battle to keep it in placeMay not use it much amid Real Madrid linksFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Daily Mail reports that the 26-year-old built the sports court at his £5 million Cheshire mansion without permission from East Cheshire Council. However, the report states he has been allowed to keep it after agreeing to the council's retrospective conditions. But amid growing Real Madrid transfer rumours, the England international may not stay around to use it for much longer.
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Madrid are upping their efforts to bring Alexander-Arnold to La Liga this summer, with the star now into the last few months of his Liverpool contract. At the moment, it seems the right-back will end his lengthy stay with his boyhood club as a momentous Los Blancos transfer inches closer.
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Alexander-Arnold bought his current property from Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling in 2022. The padel court now will go alongside a swimming pool, cinema, games room, and bar at the five-acre mansion.
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Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold will be focusing on helping Liverpool beat Premier League basement side Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.