Trent Alexander-Arnold said he had fulfilled a long-held dream of his as he was formally presented as a Real Madrid player on Thursday.
The 26-year-old England defender joined Real Madrid last week from his childhood club Liverpool following the expiration of his contract.
Speaking in surprisingly good Spanish, Trent Alexander-Arnold said: “Signing for a club like Real Madrid doesn’t happen every day.
“It’s a dream come true. I feel incredibly happy and proud to be here. I can’t wait to show all the Madridistas my football and give everything for this badge.”
Revealing that he had been learning Spanish for a few months, Alexander-Arnold added: “It’s very, very exciting for me.
“A day that I have been waiting for a long time now. Very excited, very happy, very proud to be here.
“It’s a dream to be here but there is still a lot of hard work to do and I’m excited to get started straight away.
“It’s an exciting time for me.”
On why he wanted to join Real Madrid, he said: “I am no stranger to seeing Real Madrid win trophies. A big reason of why I joined was to be a part of that amazing history the club has got.
“To be a part of the success going forward, joining an exciting young team with a lot of potential that has the manager to go and win trophies.”
On the Club World Cup, which Real Madrid will be part of, he said: “We go straight to America. Our ambition is to go and win that trophy as well. We are looking to…I am looking to have a great start.”
When Alexander-Arnold was asked what he meant by saying he had been waiting a long time to complete his move from Liverpool, he explained: “To clear that up, by waiting a long time I mean a couple of weeks. Not years.
“But I am very excited be here. Whether you support the club or not, you have to respect the trophies that the club win. No matter what, that has been always there for me. I have always admired players and clubs that win trophies.”
