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Wesley Sneijder failed to make the cut at the Bernabeu(Image: Getty Images)

As the dust begins to settle on Trent Alexander-Arnold's exit and his impending move to Real Madrid, a voice from the club's ruthless past has stepped forward with a stark reality check.

Now, with Trent poised to swap Anfield's warm embrace for Madrid's white-hot spotlight, Sneijder has issued a chilling warning to the defender: perform from day one, or prepare to be devoured by a club that wastes no time discarding those who falter.

"The only advice I have for him is: it's Real Madrid.



It's the biggest club in the world so you have to deliver - and you have to deliver from the first day," Sneijder said while speaking exclusively to the ECHO, via BetMGM.

"If you don't deliver, even if you are a great player, it will go fast.

Still, Sneijder said he felt "humiliated", particularly after arriving at the training ground to find his locker emptied.

Sneijder felt humiliated when Real told him to find a new club(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

"I went to speak with the president.

He didn't give me much time and just told me I no longer fit into their plans and that they wanted to win the Champions League," Sneijder explained on Dutch TV in 2023.

But the beautiful thing was that I got back a year later and played a final [and won the Champions League there]," he added, with a deservingly satisfied smile.

Trent is following in Sneijder's footsteps by leaving the club that raised him for Real(Image: Getty Images)

Although Alexander-Arnold's move to Madrid is yet to be officially confirmed, it's understood the Spanish giants are eager to have him in place ahead of next month's Club World Cup.