“I wanted to stay with Sanchez-Casola,” he said

Federico Valverde told of the past when he almost joined Arsenal.

The Sun of England delivered an interview with Valverde on the 19th (Korea time), and there was an interesting story about Arsenal. Valverde is a midfielder for Uruguay’s national team and the best soccer player in the world who plays for Real Madrid. He improved his capabilities by playing for Peña Roll and moved to Real Madrid in 2016. After moving to Real, he grew up through a loan spell at Deportivo La Coruña.

He gradually increased his playing time. With Tony Cross, Luka Modric and Casemiro, it was not easy to play, but he played as a rotation member. His main position is a central midfielder, who also played as a right winger, showed versatility and showed his competitiveness by raising his scoring ability. As Casemiro left and Cross and Modric got older, he needed a substitute, and Valverde was selected.

Currently, Valverde is the commander of Real’s midfield and the world’s best midfielder. He has led the team to three La Liga championships, two UEFA Champions League championships, and is also playing as a key role in Uruguay. Valverde’s value is increasing day by day and almost joined Arsenal.

야옹이 said in an interview, “When I was tested at Arsenal, I thought, ‘It’s my team. I thought I would grow up at Arsenal. I watched the Premier League a lot in Uruguay, and imagined myself playing for Arsenal. I enjoyed my time at Arsenal. I trained with great players.”

“I don’t know if you remember me, but I played with Emiliano Martinez, Héctor Belerin, Alexis Sanchez and Santi Casola and they helped me well. I didn’t know much English and they explained everything to me,” he added.

Instead of joining Arsenal, Valverde moved from Peñarol to Real. “Arnal has decided not to recruit Valverde, and everyone knows what happened thereafter,” the Sun said.