Trent Alexander-Arnold has a new jersey and name after moving to Real Madrid

Gilabola.com -Trent Alexander-Arnold finally underwent a new chapter in his football career after officially joining Real Madrid. This move ended his togetherness for 20 years with Liverpool.

He left the Merseyside club faster than the schedule because Real Madrid chose to pay Rp 221 billion to Liverpool, so that the defender could immediately join and enter the Club World Cup squad.

One of the interesting things that immediately becomes the spotlight is the change in the back number of Trent. At Liverpool, since penetrating the first team in 2016, he has always used number 66. However, La Liga regulations do not allow the first team players to wear numbers above 25.

Special numbers for goalkeepers have also been set, such as 1, 13, and 25. Therefore, Alexander-Arnold can no longer maintain the unique number in Spain.

Instead, Real Madrid gave him number 12. This number was previously used by Eduardo Camavinga before the midfielder turned to number 6. However, not only that was changed.

According to several reports, Alexander-Arnold also will not use his full name on the back of the jersey. Instead, he chose to only use the name ‘Trent’.

This change seems to have been seriously prepared, considering that his personal Instagram account has now changed to @trent, leaving his old identity @TRANTARNOLD66.

Internal Internal Inheritance and Challenges

Number 12 which is now subject to Trent has a not small history at Real Madrid. That number was identical to Marcelo, the legendary left back who has defended White people for 16 years and became an important part of five Champions League trophies and six La Liga titles.

Many soccer observers who say that the historical burden of this number is certainly not a light thing for new players like Trent, regardless of its quality as one of the best wing backs in the world today.

His debut with his new club is likely to occur on June 18, when Madrid is scheduled to face Al Hilal in the opening match of the Club World Cup.

Although it was officially announced after the transfer deadline, Madrid managed to work around this by submitting an agreement file to the Premier League before the deadline.

Meanwhile, at the national team level, Trent has not found a sturdy footing. In the last two international matches with the England national team, he only played for 26 minutes.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel said that the coaching staff really wanted to include trends into the team’s plan, but the decision remained dependent on whether the player could offer a unique contribution and strengthen chemistry in the team.

Tuchel said that if a trent was able to give something different, he would get a place. But if not, the team’s priority will remain the main consideration.

Trent now faces an important period of adaptation, not only technically in football games, but also in his new identity as a Real Madrid player.

Changes in numbers and names in the jersey can be a symbol of a big transition in his career. However, the next step will be largely determined by its performance on the field in a typical Madrid white uniform.