Trent Alexander-Arnold doubles down on transfer claim in surprise video ahead of Liverpool return

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Trent Alexander-Arnold has doubled down on his claim that he only started to learn Spanish five months ago, despite skepticism from Liverpool fans. In a video posted on Instagram by football language coach Sara Duque, who has been teaching Spanish to Alexander-Arnold, the right-back reveals he has been learning the language for five months now - around the same time he confirmed he would be leaving Liverpool.

That’s despite fans theorizing that he had been learning it for much longer after hearing him speak Spanish during his unveiling at the Bernabeu in June, although he insisted at the time he had only picked it up for “a couple of months”. Alexander-Arnold could be in line to face Liverpool in the Champions League next week In this latest video, Alexander-Arnold speaks both Spanish and English as he explains why he started learning a new language.

I started learning Spanish with Sara five months ago,” Alexander-Arnold says in the video. I wanted to learn Spanish to communicate better with my teammates, my coach, and all the Real Madrid fans.