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Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on May 4, 2025 (Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

Trent Alexander-Arnold has ended months of speculation over his future by confirming his intention to leave Liverpool when his contract expires next month, paving the way for a free transfer to Real Madrid.

The Reds' vice captain will depart his boyhood club at the end of June and is now certain to move to Madrid as a free agent after over two decades at Anfield.

After a season of virtual silence on his long-term plans, Alexander-Arnold confirmed his intentions on his social media accounts at 10am on Monday morning, bringing an end to a wildly successful stint with the Reds that saw him win every top-level trophy available.



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Alexander-Arnold will leave having won two Premier League titles, two League Cups, an FA Cup, a FIFA Club World Cup and the 2019 Champions League.

The news comes just eight days after Alexander-Arnold was confirmed as a Premier League champion for the second time with the Reds.

And while the development is no major surprise for Reds supporters, it will be viewed as hugely disappointing to lose a player of the England international's calibre for nothing.

He announced: "After 20 years at Liverpool Football Club, now is the time for me to confirm that I will be leaving at the end of the season.

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"This is easily the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my life.

"I know many of you have wondered why or been frustrated that I haven’t spoken about this yet, but it was always my intention to keep my full focus on the team’s best interests, which was securing No.20.

"This club has been my whole life – my whole world - for 20 years.

From the Academy right through until now, the support and love I have felt from everyone inside and outside of the club will stay with me forever.

I will forever be in debt to you all.

"But, I have never known anything else and this decision is about experiencing a new challenge, taking myself out of my comfort zone and pushing myself both professionally and personally.

"I’ve given my all every single day I’ve been at this club, and I hope you feel like I’ve given back to you during my time here.

"From the bottom of my heart, I thank everybody – my coaches, my managers, my teammates, the staff and our incredible supporters - for the last 20 years.

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"I’ve been blessed enough to live out my dreams here and I will never, ever take for granted the special moments I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived through with you all.

My love for this club will never die."


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