England boss Thomas Tuchel has no doubt Trent Alexander-Arnold will be a major success at Real Madrid.

The 26-year-old has completed a switch to the Spanish capital after a tense final few weeks at Liverpool following Arne Slot's Premier League title win.

Alexander-Arnold indicated his intention to leave Merseyside when his contract expired at the end of June with the suggestion he would join Los Blancos as a free agent.

However, with Xabi Alonso determined to bring him in before the June 10 squad deadline for the FIFA Club World Cup, Real Madrid were forced to pay a transfer fee to release the England international three weeks early from Anfield.

Slot secured a £10m [$13.5m] windfall, as the Liverpool hierarchy stood firm on their homegrown star, but he will be on the flight to the USA with his new teammates.

Alexander-Arnold came off the bench in England's narrow 1-0 2026 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra on June 7 - as Harry Kane netted a second-half clincher in Barcelona - and he is expected to start the friendly against Senegal on June 10.