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Patrick Bamford's ingenious way to communicate with Leeds partner Raphinha

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Patrick Bamford is striking up a partnership with Brazilian Raphinha – by speaking French. The Leeds playmaker has yet to learn English and mainly communicated in his native Portuguese around Elland Road.

But studious Bamford has stuck up an on and off-field friendship with the £17m, five-goal new boy by using his A-level French.

When he joined he didn't speak English. He can speak a very small amount and is doing lessons. Because I can speak French, he was in France (at Rennes) last year, so we can talk. “It means we got a rapport straight away because I made that effort.

I joked with him after the Newcastle game when he shot instead of squaring it to me for a tap in. “Ever since then he has always looked to me.

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