Real Madrid has considerably strengthened their team in the summer, because they want to jump back from last season's disappointment in all competitions. The theme has signed younger players to act as a successor to existing first team players who are getting older, with Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Franco Mastantuono and Alvaro Carreras were taken to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The arrival of Trent as a signature of € 10 million from Liverpool is a wonderful things from Real Madrid, and for this season he will at least compete with Dani Carvajal to be the starting right back for new head coach Xabi Alonso with a view to the permanent replacement of the new club captain when he moves/retirement in the coming years.
The right back position is strongly disputed during the 2025-26 campaign, where Trent and Carvajal are two top performers. But according to Diario AS, the idea is that the English international starts the season as undisputed in the position.
Last October, Carvajal suffered a serious ACL injury against Villarreal, and that saw him out of effect until he made a short return during the club World Cup earlier this summer. According to the report, he needs several months to return to 100% match sharpness, which is why the right back will be set up for the first part of the new campaign.
When Carvajal returns, the Real Madrid officials expect a titanic struggle to be Alonso's preference. It is noted that Trent is more suitable for the system that the new head coach wants to play, but that does not mean that the veteran will not be calculated – far from.
Since Carvajal is considered a better defender, it may be a case that Alonso identifies certain matches in which the Spain International would be better suited for playing. But at the moment the general indication is that Trent will be preferred for Real Madrid.