New star has revealed he has been learning to speak Spanish for the last few months after finally being unveiled by the club on Thursday.

The England star decided to leave boyhood club at the end of the 2024-25 season, ending his 20-year association at Anfield to take up a new challenge with Madrid.

Alexander-Arnold has received a backlash from Liverpool fans, who have accused him of lacking loyalty to the club that gave him his first break as he looked set to leave on a free transfer - before the club managed to secure a £10million fee for his services.

He as he appeared on stage in front of an audience to state his reasons for joining and gave the entirety of his address in Spanish, impressing the locals.

When he was asked about how long he had been learning the language later on, Alexander-Arnold replied: "A few months." That stretches back to around March, when speculation was rife that he would join the La Liga team.

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His full speech in Spanish translated as saying: "Good afternoon. Thank you Florentino Perez and the club for this opportunity. This doesn't happen everyday, it's a dream come true.

"I'm very happy and proud to be here. I want to show fans how I play, I do realise I'm signing for Real Madrid. The demands are high, but I'm 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 . Hala Madrid!"

In a press conference, Alexander-Arnold - who will wear the No 12 in the Spanish capital - said leaving Liverpool was "emotional" and said he didn't have a bad word to say about the club after receiving an "outstanding" send-off.

"Touching on the contrast of emotions, of course, two different ends of the scale. Being at Liverpool for so long, experiencing everything I did and what I had was incredible. Knowing that it was coming to an end, it was always going to be emotional for me, but I felt like I went out in a way that I'm happy about to be honest.

"The send-off that I got, the way the club treated me, the way the fans were as well was outstanding, I couldn't say a bad word.

"Also speaking to the players, the manager, the owners, they were all incredible as well, showed a lot of support. It was a huge help, we had an amazing conversation in the last couple of days with the owners.

"They were very warm and welcoming, thanked me for everything I gave and service to the club, wished me well on my future journey and what I wanted to do. Said I'd always be welcome back at the club at any point, so to have those words spoken from the club is amazing and like I said, sent off in the perfect way.

"Now, to be here, facing a new challenge, facing something new, a new journey for me, is equally as exciting."

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