Midfielder Grimaldo, currently at Bayer Leverkusen, dedicated his excellent performance this season to Spanish coach Xabi Alonso. The commander, who already won the club’s first Bundesliga in advance, led the team to the semi-finals of the Europa League and the final of the German Cup.
“I have a very special relationship with him, I have evolved a lot as a player and I want to grow even more with him, and it is true that I would like to continue at his side, whether at Bayer Leverkusen or any other club”, he said in an interview with Esquire.
The midfielder also commented that he left Benfica last season after Xabi Alonso showed a lot of interest in signing him.
“Xabi Alonso got in touch with me, that’s when the change happened. He spoke to me two, three times, I was very interested.”
“And in the end, what I wanted was not only for the club to be interested in me, but also for the coach to bet on me, after all, he is the one who will give you confidence and make you grow. They showed me their project and we reached an agreement” , he concluded.
Finally, Grimaldo discussed his goals for the end of the season.
“I want to win titles, I want to finish the season on a high and go to the European Championship. In the future, you never know what could happen, you have to analyze everything, if we want to do new projects, see if what I did in Leverkusen is a closed chapter or if I want to continue. After the Euros, we’ll see what the next step is.”
Champions of the German Championship with five rounds to spare, Bayer Leverkusen still qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they will face Roma. Furthermore, the team went to the big decision of the German Cup, this time against Kaiserslautern, a second division team.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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