Overview

• Real Madrid paid £10 million to release Alexander-Arnold from his Liverpool contract early so he could join ahead of the tournament
• He was unveiled on June 13 and will wear the number 12 shirt with ‘Trent’ on the back as he prepares to face Al-Hilal on June 18
• Liverpool have brought in Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen to fill the right-back slot vacated by Alexander-Arnold
• Madrid are already targeting Ibrahima Konate on a free transfer, with the centre-back reported to have turned down Liverpool’s latest contract offer
• The transfer has prompted social media jibes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport calling him a “snake” and a prediction from Carlos Alcaraz that he’ll become the world’s best right-back