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MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 12: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Trent Alexander-Arnold poses with a shirt as he is unveiled as a Real Madrid player at Valdebebas training ground on June 12, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

(Photo by Pedro Castillo/Real Madrid via Getty Images)

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been unveiled as a Real Madrid player.

And while his contract was due to expire this summer, Real Madrid agreed a deal worth £10m to Liverpool (including the player’s wages for the final months of his Anfield) for the defender to be released from the final month of his Reds deal.

Alexander-Arnold will now represent Real Madrid at this summer’s inaugural, expanded World Cup in the United States.

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Ahead of the tournament, the defender was unveiled at Real Madrid City prior to his maiden press conference.

With his family and girlfriend, Estelle Behnke, also in attendance, here’s what the ECHO spotted during Alexander-Arnold’s unveiling…

New number, who dis?

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Alexander-Arnold posed with his new shirt ahead of being officially unveiled, as it was confirmed he would wear the number 12 jersey at the Bernabeu.

But that is not the only change.

The full-back will now also go by just ‘Trent’ on the back of his shirt.

Trent’s mum in tears

Ahead of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and Alexander-Arnold both addressing the gathered crowd, a video compilation of the full-back’s career to date was played.

Starting with clips from his days in the Liverpool academy, it also included highlights for both Liverpool and England.

Alexander-Arnold’s mum, Dianne Alexander, was visibly emotional during the compilation as she was spotted wiping away tears.

But she was also left very impressed by some of her son’s highlights, and was seen ‘ooooing’ at one particularly impressive goalline clearance against West Ham United.

Corner taken quickly

Real Madrid’s compilation video did set a few tongues wagging, given the selection of some of the clips they included.

Unsurprisingly, his quickly-taken corner assist against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals in 2019 was one such clip.

While it is one of the highlights of Alexander-Arnold’s Liverpool career, Real Madrid likely took greater satisfaction in it given their bitter rivalry with the Catalans.

Meanwhile, footage of the England international celebrating an international goal with Jude Bellingham - his new Real Madrid team-mate - and embracing Reds legend Xabi Alonso - his new Real Madrid manager - after Liverpool’s Champions League victory over Bayer Leverkusen this season were also included.

Famous faces

Alexander-Arnold wasn’t the only former Liverpool right-back in the room in Madrid.

Alvaro Arbeloa was also present for the Scouser’s unveiling.

The Spaniard, who left the Reds to return to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, is now the Castilla manager at the Bernabeu.

Arbeloa was sat next to Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos, who is now an ambassador of the club.
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