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Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed he learned Spanish for months before his move to Real Madrid(Image: 2025 Getty Images)

New Real Madrid star Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed he has been learning to speak Spanish for the last few months after finally being unveiled by the La Liga club on Thursday.

The England star decided to leave boyhood club Liverpool at the end of the 2024-25 season, ending his 20-year association at Anfield to take up a new challenge with Madrid.

Alexander-Arnold has received a backlash from Liverpool fans, who have accused him of lacking loyalty to the club that gave him his first break as he looked set to leave on a free transfer - before the club managed to secure a £10million fee for his services.

He spoke about his move for the first time this week as he appeared on stage in front of an audience to state his reasons for joining and gave the entirety of his address in Spanish, impressing the locals.

When he was asked about how long he had been learning the language later on, Alexander-Arnold replied: "A few months." That stretches back to around March, when speculation was rife that he would join the La Liga team.

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His full speech in Spanish translated as saying: "Good afternoon.

I want to show Real Madrid fans how I play, I do realise I'm signing for Real Madrid.

The demands are high, but I'm going to give my all for the team and Real Madrid fans.

Hala Madrid!"

In a press conference, Alexander-Arnold - who will wear the No 12 in the Spanish capital - said leaving Liverpool was "emotional" and said he didn't have a bad word to say about the club after receiving an "outstanding" send-off.

The England star spoke in fluent Spanish as he was unveiled by the La Liga side(Image: Pedro Castillo/Real Madrid via Getty Images)

"Touching on the contrast of emotions, of course, two different ends of the scale.

Knowing that it was coming to an end, it was always going to be emotional for me, but I felt like I went out in a way that I'm happy about to be honest.

"The send-off that I got, the way the club treated me, the way the fans were as well was outstanding, I couldn't say a bad word.

"Also speaking to the players, the manager, the owners, they were all incredible as well, showed a lot of support.

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