Real only team I'd have left Reds for, says Trent post move

New Real Madrid signing Trent Alexander-Arnold said he joined the “only” team he would have considered leaving Liverpool for, at his presentation on Thursday.

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Reds fans jeered Alexander-Arnold after the academy graduate revealed he would leave this summer, but eventually gave him a warm farewell on the last day of the Premier League season.

“It was never a question of where, it was whether to go or not to go,” the 26-year-old defender told a news conference.

“I always knew... if I was to ever leave Liverpool, it would only be to go to Real Madrid, that would be the only club for me...

“I'm not going to say it was easy because I'd been there so long, been a part of it, but eventually, you have to make a decision.

“In my mind, I've made the right one and it’s one that I'm very excited about.”

The right-back said the record 15-time European Cup winners’ history had to be “respected” and he wanted to add to it.

“A big reason why I joined is to be a part of that amazing history that club's got,” he said.

“Be a part of the success going forward, joining an exciting, young team with a lot of potential.”