Trent Alexander-Arnold given new car after having £130K motor 'banned' from training ground

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Trent Alexander-Arnold has had to make some adjustments in Spain since leaving Liverpool for Real Madrid in the summer, including having to change the car he drives to trainingTrent Alexander-Arnold has received a new BMW after effectively being banned from driving his £130,000 Range Rover to Real Madrid’s training ground.The defender signed a six-year deal with Los Blancos in the summer after leaving his boyhood club Liverpool as a free agent, though the Reds did receive an £8.4million fee for the 27-year-old to release him early from his contract.Alexander-Arnold has since struggled to settle into life at the Santiago Bernabeu. That was initially due to competition from Real Madrid legend Dani Carvajal, followed by a hamstring injury which has ruled him out since September.Another thing the right-back has had to get used to is ditching the car model he had been driving around the UK on a daily basis.One of his favourite vehicles to drive had been a Range Rover P530, a £130,000 SUV boasting a 4.4 V8 twin-turbo engine that delivered 530 horsepower and a maximum torque of 750 Nm.Equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel-drive system, it could propel its more than 2.5 tonnes from 0 to 100km/h in 2.6 seconds and reach a top speed of 155mph.But since donning the all-white strip, Real Madrid’s sponsorship agreement with BMW has prevented Alexander-Arnold from driving any other brand of car for club-related transport, such as arriving at the training ground.Instead, the German car manufacturer supplies Real Madrid players, including the women's team and basketball team, with new cars to use throughout each season.The deal only includes plug-in hybrid and electric models, which are later sold by BMW as pre-owned vehicles.It is unknown which model Alexander-Arnold picked for his first few months in the Spanish capital, but he and his team-mates have reportedly now received their new BMWs for the 2025/26 season.Having been allowed to choose models from across the German manufacturer’s entire range, most of Real’s Galacticos opted for the electric i7 limousine - split between the two available versions - and the plug-in hybrid XM SUV, both valued at well over €100,000.Manager Xabi Alonso, Carvajal, Vinicius Junior and star player Kylian Mbappe opted for the former.

Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Thibaut Courtois chose the latter.Alexander-Arnold, however, went for a less popular choice with the electric iX60 with 408 hp. Also picked by Eduardo Camavinga, it happens to be the least powerful car of the bunch but still boasts a starting price of around £93,205 in the UK.