Trent Alexander-Arnold Stuns Liverpool Fans By Speaking Fluent Spanish At Real Madrid Unveiling 4p2565

Trent Alexander-Arnold stunned Liverpool fans by speaking in fluent Spanish during his Real Madrid unveiling on Thursday afternoon.

Ex-Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold gave a surprise speech in Spanish at his Real Madrid unveiling on Thursday.

The England international officially ed Los Blancos from the Reds in a move worth £10m last month. He was originally due to on a free transfer, but the LaLiga outfit were forced to pay a fee to accelerate his move for the Club World Cup.

He is set to make his debut for the club against Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in their Group H opener next Wednesday.

It was also confirmed during the unveiling that Alexander-Arnold will sport a new name and shirt number at the Santiago Bernabeu. The full-back will have ‘Trent’ emblazoned on the back of his jersey, along with the number 12.

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Speaking at his unveiling on Thursday afternoon, Alexander-Arnold said entirely in Spanish: “Good afternoon. Thank you to (club president) Florentino Perez and the club for this opportunity.

“This doesn’t happen every day, it’s a dream come true.”

He continued:

“I’m very happy and proud to be here, I want to show Real Madrid fans how I play. I realise that I am g for Real Madrid and that the demands are high but I am going to give my all for the team and Real Madrid fans.

“I want to show those fans how I play, I want to win many titles, I want to be a winner here and enjoy playing alongside the best players in the world. Hala Madrid.”

The 26-year-old’s speech prompted a huge applause from those in attendance, clearly appreciating his efforts.

It also drew plenty of reaction from football fans around the globe on social media.

A Chelsea fan wrote in response: “No wonder he got caught lacking at the back post every other week. He was up all night on Duolingo.”

Duolingo made the most of the free ment and thanked Alexander-Arnold for his “1000 day spanish streak“.

thanks for your 1000 day spanish streak trent! https://t.co/57X0hLEVkR

— Duolingo (@duolingo) June 12, 2025

Another fan added: “No way he was learning Spanish while he was still a Liverpool player.”

An angered Liverpool fan replied: “Couldn’t learn to defend the back post all his career and managed to learn Spanish in one year.”

Alexander-Arnold later itted in his press conference that he had been learning the language for a “few months”.

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Los Blancos president Perez was full of praise for his new right-back, already hailing him ‘a legend in the game’.

“This is a very special day for Real Madrid fans worldwide,” the Perez said.

“One of the best right-backs in world football who played for one of the best clubs in the world. A legend in the game at 26 years old, today we welcome him to our family, a player who wants to don the famous Real Madrid jersey.

“We’d like to thank you for ing our club we know it means a lot, you could have signed for any club worldwide but you wanted to commit your future to Real Madrid. Our fans will never forget that gesture.”

Following their Club World Cup opener in Miami Gardens next week, Real Madrid will have a further two group matches. They take on Mexican side Pachuca on Sunday, 22 June, and face RB Salzburg on Thursday, 26 June.