After 20 years at Liverpool as a boy, Trent Alexander-Arnold has arrived at Real Madrid in the summer transfer window to seek higher heights. The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is the first official tournament Trent has participated in and he is highly expected.
The first three matches were a forgettable period when the English star had not shown his harmony. However, when it came to the match against Juventus in the round of 16, the 26-year-old defender began to show why Real Madrid considered him a new star in the "Gates of Galaxy 3.0".
In the 54th minute, when Los Blancos were struggling to break the Bianconeri defense, there was a situation where the ball was changed towards the front of Juventus penalty area on the right. Trent tacted delicately to put the ball into the space, perfectly passing it to Gonzalo Garcia to score the only goal of the match.
After Garcia scored, Arda Guler ran back to hug Trent to celebrate, not his teammate who had just scored. Garcia himself shared after the match that he was very grateful for that delicate assist. Garcia must exclaim about Trent's passing accuracy, it has reached its highest level.
Trent's assist reminded Real Madrid fans of another English star who played for the team, David Beckham - who specialized in passing as if giving the strikers. Real Madrid really need Trent, but on the contrary, the English star must also show enough ability to meet the requirements of captain Xabi Alonso.
That was on the football pitch, and in the dressing room, Trent showed his attachment to many other teammates such as Dean Huijsen, Kylian Mbappe, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Junior. As for Jude Bellingham, the two are very close friends. From the first days of joining the new family, Trent was very open and took the opportunity to ask his teammates about the culture and rules of the dressing room to integrate faster.
Trent has adapted very quickly, he has shown great integration. Like Jude Bellingham, Trent is very confident and always shows that he is a very kind guy. When the whole team was free in the evening, there was a time when he took the initiative to introduce, ask around everyone and have dinner together" - Dani Cavarjal shared.
With coach Xabi Alonso, who always requires players very high, even with people considered World Class like Trent, he also feels satisfied at this stage.
"He has made passes like this 500 times. Sometimes he felt a little out of sync with the general playing style because he didn't like to face opponents. Therefore, the coaching staff must find the right way to play" - Alonso shared.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has realized how big the demand for class at Real Madrid is. However, these things did not make the English star. Trent is continuing to make efforts and his results on the pitch are getting better, that is the perfect answer.
