£10m for a month of Alexander-Arnold exposes absurdity of Club World Cup

The first piece of mini-transfer window business is a significant moment for Fifa’s Gianni Infantino and his heinous creation

Trent Alexander-Arnold will move to Real Madrid for a fee of €12m in time to play in the Club World Cup. File picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Hmm. Ten million pounds. What does that work out to in booing, and boo-deletion? What’s the exchange rate here? How much un-booing does £10m (€12m) get you, in a highly emotive run‑your‑contract-down local‑lad‑departure scenario?

This and many more equally strange questions will presumably have to be debated now Real Madrid have agreed a small but significant early release payment for Trent Alexander-Arnold, which will in turn allow his participation at the most heinous footballing entity yet devised, the new Fifa Club World Cup.