MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid confirmed the signing of defender Trent Alexander-Arnold on Friday in time for theClub World Cupafter paying a reported fee of 10 million euros ($11 million) to Liverpool. The 26-year-old England right back has agreed to a six-year deal through June 2031, the Spanish club said. Madrid said Alexander-Arnold will play forXabi Alonso's teamat theClub World Cupto be held in the United States starting in mid-June. Alexander-Arnold had been criticized by some Liverpool fans for having let his contract run down — meaning he could leave as a free agent. But since Alexander-Arnold was still under contract with thePremier League championsuntil the end of June, Liverpool was able to extract a fee for letting him go early. Madrid and the other 31 teams playing in the Club World Cup can make early signings underFIFA-approved special trading windowsfrom June 1-10 and again June 27-July 3. Liverpool confirmed it "will receive a fee for his services, with the deal to be concluded once the window opens on June 1." It did not specify the amount. Alexander-Arnold had announced earlier this month that he'd beleaving his boyhood club— with Madrid the expected destination. Madrid hopes that Alexander-Arnold will reinforce a defense that was hammered by injuries this season as the team failed to win a title — despite having signed France star Kylian Mbappe last summer. Alexander-Arnold will join fellow England international Jude Bellingham on a team that is undergoing a coaching change with Alonso taking over from Carlo Ancelotti. ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer