Trent Alexander Arnold speaks fluent Spanish at his Real Madrid announcement (pictured via Sky Sports/Getty Images)
Real Madrid’s new right-back signing Trent Alexander Arnold was surprised with some impressive fluent Spaniards in the announcement with the club today.
Alexander-Arnold is officially presented as the new Real Madrid player, as confirmed on the official Los Blancos website.
England International joined Madrid from Liverpool, BBC Sports recently reported how he joined earlier than expected, with the Reds receiving the fee for the age of 26.
This will allow Alexander Arnold to play in real life at the Club World Cup this summer, and it will certainly be interesting to see how he will get off to his new club.
Watch Trent Alexander Arnold speak in fluent Spanish
See below as Sky Sports covers the announcement of Alexander Arnold.
Alexander Arnold came in the final year of his Liverpool contract. Perhaps his future was decided earlier than various media reports suggest, so we can determine that he spent his time honing his time in a new language.
He is probably a fast learner and picked it up in the past few weeks, but perhaps he has clearly had a move to Real Madrid in mind for at least six months, if not more.
Certainly, five months ago, Fabrizio Romano told a daily catch-offside briefing that Real Madrid is confident they’ll sign the player.
How does Alexander Arnold fare in Spain?
Alexander Arnold is the latest of many celebrities from British football to make his move to the Spanish capital.
David Beckham, Michael Owen, Jude Bellingham and Steve McManaman also played for the La Liga Giants.
Owen and McManaman both moved from Liverpool to Madrid, so this is rapidly becoming a well-trampled path.
Alexander Arnold is one of the best right-backs in the world, but it will be interesting to see how he competes with Dani Carvajal in that spot with the Xabi Alonso lineup.