In a video on Instagram, Alexander-Arnold’s Spanish teacher, Sara Duque, has since revealed that the defender has been studying the language for five months, meaning - if correct - he only started learning on May 30 and not before he had announced his departure from Liverpool.
Writing on social media, Duque said: "5 months. That’s all it took, but it wasn’t easy.
"Trent didn’t just learn Spanish. He chose to start from zero, to sound imperfect, to keep showing up, day by day.
"When he stood on that stage in Madrid and spoke with calm, clarity, and heart, it wasn’t about fluency. It was about respect, courage, and a genuine desire to belong.
"As his language coach, that moment meant everything. Because what I saw wasn’t just a player speaking another language, it was a person growing beyond himself.
"In football, words can build trust, connection, identity. And this is what true professionalism really looks like."