The skill ex-Portsmouth, Ipswich, Bristol City and Brighton's Adam Webster is hoping to master

And the former Pompey defender spoke his admiration for the NHS and key workers amid the coronavirus crisis.

Like every footballer across the country, Webster hasn’t played a game for more than a month following Brighton's 0-0 Premier League draw with Wolves on March 7.

The Covid-19 outbreak has caused the campaign to shutdown, while the UK has been in lockdown for the past three weeks.

It’s meant people with plenty more time on their hands have had to find a way to occupy themselves.

And Webster, who moved to the Seagulls from Bristol City for £20m last summer, has opted to learn a new language.

Speaking to Brighton's website, he said: ‘I've been trying to learn a bit of Spanish.

‘I've always been a bit weird with it anyway. I watched Narcos: Mexico, and just after I'd watched it I'd be walking around the house speaking Spanish.

‘Obviously I didn't have a clue what I was really saying, but now I've actually got an app to help me learn the language and I've done quite a few hours on it. I'm getting better every day.

‘I'm going to try, by the time we go back in, to be pretty good at Spanish.’

Webster also paid tribute to those risking their own lives during the pandemic - with one being his own mum.

The centre-back, who departed Pompey for Ipswich in 2016, added: ‘The initiatives that are being run by the club throughout this time are brilliant, particularly the free tickets that are being donated to NHS workers.

‘The NHS and the key workers are doing such a great job at the moment - it's a really difficult time for them.

‘For Brighton to reward them like that is amazing. Hopefully it won’t be too long before we get through this and we can welcome them to games.

'The whole thing does put life into perspective and make you really realise that you can't take anything for granted.

‘My mum works for the NHS so I'm checking in with her regularly and seeing how she's getting on.

‘Everyone's health comes before football and it’s a chance to really cherish your family and your friends. I try to keep in touch with them as much as I can.’

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