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Real Madrid 'only' team I'd have left Liverpool for, says Alexander-Arnold

English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold gives a press conference during his official presentation as a new Real Madrid CF player, at the Ciudad Real Madrid training complex in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on June 12, 2025. [AFP]

New Real Madrid signing Trent Alexander-Arnold said he joined the "only" team he would have considered leaving Liverpool for, at his presentation on Thursday.

Reds fans jeered Alexander-Arnold after the academy graduate revealed he would leave this summer, but eventually gave him a warm farewell on the last day of the Premier League season.

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