Actual Madrid have welcomed new signing Trent Alexander-Arnold to the membership, following months of hypothesis. The previous Liverpool right-back arrives on the membership after 20 years on Merseyside, and commenced his time at Los Blancos in fashion, along with his opening phrases in near-perfect Spanish.
The 26-year-old worldwide was offered with the quantity 12 shirt, and can put on ‘Trent’ on the again reasonably than his surname. Actual Madrid had reached an settlement on phrases with Alexander-Arnold for him to affix on a free on the finish of his contract this summer time, however with Los Blancos eager to have him for the Membership World Cup, settled on a reported €10m cope with Liverpool.
Alexander-Arnold’s first phrases to Actual Madrid followers
As is customary with new signings, President Florentino Perez welcomed Alexander-Arnold to the membership, and the stage was then left to him for a gap speech, carried out totally in Spanish – he later admitted he had been studying for just a few months.
Enrome @TrentAA hablando en español en su presentación con el Actual Madrid. El jugador del Liverpool ha sorprendido a todos en su presentación como jugador blanco. pic.twitter.com/adwXGRQTbd
— MARCA (@marca) June 12, 2025
“Good afternoon to everybody, thanks to President Florentino Perez, and Actual Madrid as a membership, for this chance. Signing for a membership like Actual Madrid is just not one thing that occurs every single day. It’s a dream come true.”
“I’m very excited to point out my sport to the Madridistas. However I’m acutely aware that enjoying for Actual Madrid is a good duty. I’m prepared to provide all I can for the crew, and for the Madridistas. I’m very excited to point out my sport, and win many titles. And to be a champion, to develop and play with the very best on the earth. Thanks and Hala Madrid!”
Alexander-Arnold press convention
After talking within the membership’s auditorium first, Alexander-Arnold was thrown to the press, conducting his first duties as a Actual Madrid participant.
“It’s very thrilling for me, I’ve been ready for this present day for some time now. It’s a dream come true. There’s lots of work to do, however I’m excited to get began. By ready a very long time, I imply a few weeks, not years. However I’m very excited. Whether or not you assist the membership or not, you need to respect the membership and the trophies, and an enormous motive why I joined is to be part of the success going ahead and the historical past,” he started.
“We go straight to America to win a trophy, and I can’t wait to get began.”
Alexander-Arnold was additionally requested whether or not he had spoken with new supervisor Xabi Alonso, and what he was anticipating of him.
“Yeah I’ve spoken to him, we’ve talked a bit bit. It’s good to have that communication, and I advised him that he was an enormous idol of mine rising up. To work with him now could be a dream come true, watching him move a ball rising up had a big effect on my sport, I defined that to him as properly, and it influenced me to go and practice tougher at that.
“After all we haven’t formally met and had a correct chat, however I’m certain within the coming days and weeks we’ll have the ability to talk about what he expects from me. He’s proven how wonderful he’s as a supervisor, and I shall be a sponge round him.”
Competitors with Dani Carvajal
One of many query marks over Alexander-Arnold’s arrival is the way it willl influence Dani Carvajal’s future. Carvajal will take over as captain subsequent season from Luka Modric.
“He’s an incredible participant. I’ve nice respect for every part he has achieved to date, by way of membership and nation. Reaching a lot, you don’t try this with out lots of expertise and laborious work.”
🤝 #WelcomeTrent 🤝 pic.twitter.com/AeZ295l2mJ
— Actual Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 12, 2025
Alexander-Arnold holds a friendship with Jude Bellingham, and a few had suspected that the latter may need tried to influence him to affix him in Madrid.
“Yeah we spoke, however it wasn’t precisely what lots of people assume it’s. We spoke lots about Liverpool and Madrid, these are the conversations you may have as gamers, as pals, you wish to know what it’s like after all as a participant. Within the England crew, he was the one one who did know. Lots of people really feel he had an enormous position in it, however the membership speaks for itself.”
Alexander-Arnold’s resolution to go away Liverpool
Beforehand Alexander-Arnold had said that he was eager to win the Ballon d’Or and among the press had steered a transfer to Actual Madrid was partly with that in thoughts.
“The Ballon d’Or didn’t affect my resolution in any respect, it’s going to be troublesome to win it with all of the gamers right here round me. I’ve performed towards these gamers, I’ve admired them, I understand how good they’re. To be part of the crew, and to be with them and never towards them shall be good.”
On the selection to go away Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold admitted that it was understandably a case of cut up feelings.
“Being at Liverpool for thus lengthy, experiencing every part I did, and understanding that it was coming to an finish was at all times going to be emotional for me. However going out in the way in which I did, I’m pleased about it, the ship off I acquired. The best way the membership handled me, the way in which followers handled me, I couldn’t say a foul phrase. Additionally the gamers, the administration, the homeowners, unimaginable as properly. It was an enormous assist, I had a dialog with the homeowners in the previous few days, they have been heat and welcoming, wished me the very best on my new journey. To have these phrases from the membership, meant lots to me.”
“To be trustworthy, it was by no means a query of the place. It was whether or not to go or not. I believe for me, I’ve identified for a very long time, if I used to be to go away Liverpool, it might solely be to Actual Madrid. Making that call, it was not a straightforward one, I’d been there so lengthy, and been a part of it, ultimately you need to decide. In my thoughts I’ve made the proper one, and I’m very enthusiastic about it.”
Alexander-Arnold famous that he had achieved all he might at Liverpool.
“I achieved all my goals, Liverpool allowed me to do every part I ever needed. Being there for 20 years, I really feel prefer it was the proper second for me. I really feel like I’ve matured, and have the instruments to go and achieve success some other place. This oppotunity got here up, and I needed to severely give it some thought, and that is the choice I got here to. I believe it’s the proper one.”
✍️ #WelcomeTrent ✍️ pic.twitter.com/etNCXDgiR1
— Actual Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 12, 2025
Set-pieces at Actual Madrid
He was additionally requested whether or not he was eager to take over because the set-piece taker at Actual Madrid.
“Yeah after all, I wish to be essential, at each second on the pitch, that’s the mentality you need to have on the pitch. With the ball, with out it, set items, you need to affect the sport at each second you possibly can.”
“I’m prepared to do regardless of the crew wants. Whether or not meaning being extra defensive, enjoying passes, having the ball or no matter is required, I’m prepared to do it.”