The former Liverpool defender allowed his contract at Anfield to run out to allow him to make the switch to Madrid ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.





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Now that his move has been confirmed as he’s officially been unveiled, fans have shared their thoughts on the defender via social media, with most feeling rather hurt by his exit, especially since he spoke in fluent Spanish when addressing the media.

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Instead, he betrayed his team, and the fact that he can speak fluent Spanish means that he’s known about this move for some time; despite this, Gabby Agbonlahor has slammed the reaction from Liverpool fans and shared that he believes the defender may have known Spanish all his life.

“When I saw it [Alexander-Arnold speaking fluent Spanish], I had to look twice and think, is this real, [it’s] unbelievable,” Agbonlahor said while live on talkSPORT.

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“There was a meltdown on social media from Liverpool fans, I can’t say what they were calling him, but they were like ‘yeah, that makes sense, he’s been planning this move for two or three years.’

“How do you know he doesn’t already know Spanish, how does anyone know that he’s been learning Spanish for this move?

“We don’t know, do we, he might have done Spanish at school, he might have been fluent in it anyway.”

Although Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid was only confirmed in May, Slot has already sourced a replacement in Jeremie Frimpong.



PlayerGamesGoalsAssistsJeremie Frimpong48512Trent Alexander-Arnold4448The 2024-25 seasons of Jeremie Frimpong and Trent Alexander-Arnold in numbers.

Indeed, Frimpong played a more advanced role for Xabi Alonso’s men compared to what he’s likely to play for Liverpool, but his attacking prowess will still remain.

At the end of the day, what’s done is done, and nothing can be changed, but with the amount of changes Slot seems to be making to his team, it feels like Liverpool could be better off next season than they were throughout the 2024-25 campaign.