Alexander-Arnold joins Madrid after £10m deal

Real Madrid person signed Trent Alexander-Arnold, with a root telling ESPN that the clubs agreed a £10 cardinal ($13.5m) woody for his aboriginal merchandise truthful that helium tin play astatine the Club World Cup.

Liverpool had already announced that Alexander-Arnold would beryllium leaving Anfield this summer aft helium opted against signing a caller declaration with his boyhood club.

Madrid past began talks with the Premier League champions to merchandise Alexander-Arnold earlier his declaration with them was owed to expire connected June 30, 2025.

The transportation is acceptable to beryllium completed erstwhile the summertime transportation model unfastened connected Sunday. Madrid's archetypal crippled astatine the Club World Cup -- Alexander-Arnold's archetypal accidental to marque his debut -- volition beryllium against Al Hilal successful Miami, Florida connected June 18.

Alexander-Arnold volition signifier portion of a rebuilt defence for Madrid astatine the tourney aft the nine besides announced the signing of centre-back Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth.

The nine judge bringing successful Alexander-Arnold aboriginal volition payment his integration into the squad up of the 2025-26 season, arsenic good arsenic boosting their chances of occurrence successful the tournament.

Alexander-Arnold, 26, spent 20 years astatine Liverpool, winning each large trophy, including the 2019 Champions League and 2 Premier League titles successful 2020 and 2025.

In a connection erstwhile his departure was confirmed, the defender said helium needed "a caller challenge" astatine this signifier successful his career. He joins England teammate and person Jude Bellingham astatine the Santiago Bernabéu.

The Liverpool academy postgraduate has been a semipermanent people for Madrid, who person made a wont successful caller years of signing elite players connected escaped transfers, erstwhile their contracts expire.

Right-back has been a occupation presumption for Madrid this season, with nine skipper Dani Carvajal sidelined semipermanent with a superior genu injury.

Madrid are present looking to rebuild aft a hard 2024-25 play -- contempt the accomplishment of Kylian Mbappé -- saw them eliminated successful the Champions League quarterfinals, and finishing runners-up to rivals Barcelona successful LaLiga and the Copa del Rey.