Trent Alexander-Arnold to join Real Madrid early as Spanish team agree to pay Liverpool multi-million pound fee

30 May 2025, 11:45

Liverpool have agreed a deal for Trent Alexander-Arnold to join Real Madrid on June 1.

The new Premier League champions confirmed a deal had been reached, and Real said this would enable the England international to play for the Spanish side at this summer's Club World Cup.

The Reds confirmed a fee had been paid for the 26-year-old's services, while Real announced Alexander-Arnold had agreed a six-year contract.

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The 26-year-old would have been able to leave Liverpool on a free transfer when his contract expired on 30 June.

Fifa approved an additional window for this summer, from 1-10 June, allowing teams to register new players for the expanded month-long Club World Cup, which starts on 14 June and is being held in the United States.

Alexander-Arnold has been with Liverpool since joining his hometown club at the age of six.

He has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, FA Cup and League Cup with the Reds.

But earlier this month he said he had decided to leave to experience a "new challenge" and to push himself "personally and professionally".

Alexander-Arnold leaves Liverpool having claimed 23 goals and 86 assists in 352 appearances for the club.

He will join England team-mate Jude Bellingham in Madrid, plus former Liverpool and Real midfielder Xabi Alonso.

Alonso, 43, has succeeded Carlo Ancelotti as Real boss after the club failed to win a major domestic or European trophy for the first time since 2020-21.