Trent Alexander-Arnold was officially presented as a real Madrid player in a presentation on Thursday.
The 26-year-old has now left Liverpool in the club for a new chapter with the Spanish Giants after two decades.
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Madrid exhausted around 10 million pounds to get him something before the end of his contract, June 30th.
This is the case that he can play at the Club World Championship in America and he was accepted into her squad for the tournament.
The fans will also notice something else about the back of his new Madrid shirt.
Instead of Alexander-Arnold on his back, he will only have “trent”.
He was also forced to choose a new shirt number because players in Spain are not allowed to wear number 66.
This is because players in the first team group can only stand on their backs between 1 and 25, while 26-50 is for academy players.
The English full -back wears number 12, which can also be considered 6+6.
It was also the number that Madrid legend Marcelo had worn during his famous career in Bernabeu.
He follows the Premier League star Dean Huijsen at the Spanish Giants and both could make their debut at the Club World Championship.
For Alexander-Arnold it was a difficult decision to leave Merseyside for the Spanish capital.
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He announced his decision to depart and said: “After 20 years in the Liverpool Football Club, it is the time for me to confirm that I will leave at the end of the season.
“This is certainly the most difficult decision I have ever made in my life.
“I know that many of them wondered why or frustrated that I haven’t talked about it yet, but it was always my intention to keep my focus on the best interests of the team, which secured No. 20.
“This club is all my life – my whole world – for 20 years. From the academy so far, the support and love that I have felt from all inside and outside the club will stay with me forever.
“But I have never known anything else and this decision is about experiencing a new challenge, taking me out of my comfort zone and postponing myself both professionally and personally.
“Every day I was in this club, I gave everything, and I hope you have the feeling that you gave you back here during my time.
“From my heart, I thank everyone – my trainers, my managers, my teammates, the employees and our incredible supporters – in the past 20 years.
“I was blessed enough to live out my dreams here, and I will never have the special moments that I had happy enough to have life through you. My love for this club will never die.”
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