Trent Alexander-Arnold would possibly need to fireplace up Duolingo sooner reasonably than later.
The Liverpool defender is poised to hitch Actual Madrid in the summertime having agreed private phrases with the Spanish giants on a five-year deal price in extra of £220,000-per-week.
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Alexander-Arnold, who has been at Liverpool since 2004 when he was six years previous, is now set to grow to be simply the sixth participant to make the journey from Anfield to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The others who’ve made the swap embody Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, Jerzy Dudek, Michael Owen and Steve McManaman.
McManaman was the primary to maneuver in that route in 1999 having amassed over 360 appearances for the Reds.
Nonetheless, when the 53-year-old first arrived, all was not because it appeared on the Spanish giants amid mass inside turmoil.
Madrid nice Raul claimed the dressing room was a ‘cesspit of lies, treachery and whispers’ and even said he felt ‘sorry’ for McManaman becoming a member of when he did.
However the Englishman received the Champions League in his very first season with Madrid as they beat Valencia within the closing.
One other Champions League crown and two LaLiga titles adopted earlier than McManaman departed for Manchester Metropolis in 2003.
Having skilled the ruthless nature of what being a participant for Actual Madrid entails, McManaman is aware of what Alexander-Arnold should put together himself for if and when the transfer is accomplished.
Nonetheless, in an interview with ESPN, McManaman believed Alexander-Arnold’s most instant concern can be a cultural one reasonably than football-related.
“The one factor, if he does go, which is a very powerful factor as a result of he’s a Liverpool participant till Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold or Actual Madrid say something,” McManaman stated.
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“The easy factor could be to be taught the language as shortly as potential.”
When requested why it’s so necessary, McManaman stated: “After I was at Madrid, not essentially on the membership, however within the metropolis no one spoke English.
“It’s much more open and extra folks converse English within the capital, however if you wish to get on with the Brazilians, the folks, if you wish to get issues performed, you’ll want to know the language.
“In fact you’ll be able to have folks serving to you, and folks will show you how to, however I don’t see the purpose in going to a brand new nation, a brand new metropolis, studying a brand new way of life and never studying the language in any respect.
“I believe it’s important to throw your self in wholeheartedly.”
One participant who will little question do his utmost to assist Alexander-Arnold settle in instantly is fellow England worldwide Jude Bellingham.
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The pair are extremely shut, a lot so Alexander-Arnold revealed in April 2024 Bellingham was his finest pal within the England camp.
With Alexander-Arnold on the point of becoming a member of the 21-year-old within the Spanish capital, anticipate the duo to grow to be even nearer.
Who is aware of, they could even begin sharing Spanish classes.