Alexander-Arnold denies Bellingham has 'Signed him' for Madrid: 'That's not the case'

The official presentation of Trent Alexander-Arnold with Real Madrid has produced several headlines. He surprised everyone by addressing Madridists for the first time, speaking perfect Spanish. When no one expected it, his speech wasn't in English, a gesture that was highly praised.

He also made it clear that he wants to be called Trent, hence his choice of jersey. Finally, he spoke about Jude Bellingham, who is his great friend in England and now at Real Madrid. In fact, there has been much speculation about the importance he had in his signing.

Trent wanted to make it clear that Bellingham didn't "sign" him and gave his version of what happened. "Many people think Jude was key for me to join," he began by saying. He pointed out that "that's not the case, Real Madrid is the biggest club in the world, it's an honor to join."

He also indicated that he didn't need to be told much about Real Madrid. A club of this magnitude doesn't need an introduction, which made it easy for him to decide to sign. Therefore, Bellingham wasn't the determining factor for his arrival at Bernabéu.

Alexander Arnold arrives eager at Real Madrid

We're talking about a 26-year-old player who had spent his entire career at Liverpool. With them, he had won a Champions League and, just this season, the Premier League. It seems he wanted to take the last step he had left, to the white club.

He knows where he's arriving, but he also knows he can't relax and has to start training. Especially because the first challenge is already upon him, with the Club World Cup starting on Saturday. He's going to give everything possible to be ready for such an important event.

This Thursday is an exciting day for him and his family because of his presentation with Real Madrid. He's clear that starting Friday, he'll put on his work overalls. He'll already be under Xabi Alonso's orders to help the team with the challenge ahead.