Trent Alexander-Arnold's stunning Spanish teacher has opened up on when the Real Madrid star started to learn the language after he spoke fluently at his unveiling
10:10, 31 Oct 2025Updated 10:21, 31 Oct 2025
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Trent Alexander-Arnold has been learning Spanish(Image: Europa Press via Getty Images)
Trent Alexander-Arnold turned himself into public enemy No.1 in Liverpool over the summer after turning his back on his boyhood club.
Alexander-Arnold, 27, ran his contract down at Anfield before jumping ship to Real Madrid for a minimal fee. And his stunning Spanish teacher has now revealed the point by which the full-back had seemingly made up his mind to leave.
When he was unveiled to the media over the summer, Trent spoke in fluent Spanish - much to the annoyance of Liverpool fans. And in a video posted on social media, he revealed when he started learning the language.
"Hi, I'm Trent. I started learning Spanish with Sara five months ago," he said in the video. "I didn't speak any Spanish before.
"I wanted to learn Spanish to communicate better with my team-mates, my coach and the Madrid fans - and adapt better to the culture. I really like the lessons because they were very football-based.
Sara Duque
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Sara Duque has been teaching Trent Alexander-Arnold Spanish(Image: https://www.instagram.com/saralduque/?hl=en)
"The terminology we were learning about was press conferences, interviews and vocabulary that I would need to talk to my team-mates on a day-to-day basis within the club.
"This helped me very, very much and I really enjoyed every lesson."
The time frame suggests Trent started learning Spanish in May, while he was still a Liverpool player. However, it debunks the theory that he had been learning it a lot longer.
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Sara Duque has taught a number of other footballers Spanish(Image: https://www.instagram.com/saralduque/?hl=en)
Sara Duque, who has previously taught other high-profile footballers including former Manchester City star Julian Alvarez, has been teaching him Spanish.
And she took to social media to talk about his learning: "Five 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.
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"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.
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"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."
Trent is set for a Liverpool reunion, with Madrid set to travel to Anfield on Tuesday evening in the Champions League. The Reds are in desperate need of a win, losing six of their last seven.