Trent Alexander-Arnold's model girlfriend Estelle Behnke shares loved-up snap with 'amazing' Real Madrid star to mark his 27th birthday

The pair looked every bit the perfect couple, relaxed, radiant, and deeply in love, in the snapshot. “Happy birthday to the most amazing boyfriend,” she wrote lovingly, adding a white heart emoji to complete the tender message. Estelle didn’t stop at one post. The model dropped a couple more celebrating her footballing beau, including a cheerful shot of the couple on a boat, beaming in snorkelling gear, and another on the iconic Bernabeu pitch. Alexander-Arnold, ever the gentleman, reposted the birthday message on his own Instagram account.

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It wasn’t just Estelle who took a moment to celebrate the England international’s special day. Both of Trent’s footballing families, old and new, showed their affection. Real Madrid’s official page led the tributes with a slick post reading, “Happy Birthday @trent,” accompanied by a photo of the full-back in the famous white kit. Meanwhile, Liverpool, the club where Alexander-Arnold rose to global stardom, shared a nostalgic image of him hoisting the Premier League trophy, captioned: “Happy birthday Trent Alexander-Arnold.” A host of Real Madrid stars, including close friend Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Alvaro Carreras, Fran Garcia, David Alaba, and Endrick, all joined in the celebrations with their own posts and emojis.

Alexander-Arnold's Champions League debut for Madrid against Marseille was supposed to be a landmark moment, but it ended in frustration just minutes after kickoff. The defender went to ground clutching his leg five minutes into the match and was forced off early. Subsequent medical assessments confirmed the worst: a hamstring tear that will keep him out of action until at least November.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is in a spot of bother as both his right-backs, Alexander-Arnold and Dani Carvajal, are in the treatment room. He has used Raul Asencio as a makeshift full-back, while the ever-dependable Fede Valverde can also slot in if required. However, with the season's first Clasico against Barcelona looming large, the Spanish manager finds himself in a situation that he would have desperately wanted to avoid after signing Alexander-Arnold in the summer.