Diego Alves: “My goal is to return to Spain”

the brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves ensured this Thursday, in his presentation as a new player of Celta Vigowho did not hesitate to accept the offer from the club from Vigo because his goal was to return to the league, five and a half years after leaving the Valencia and return to your country.

The Argentine substitute Marchesinwhich will disappear within eight months after the tendon is severed Achillesacknowledged that the negotiations were “very fast” because after finishing his contract with flamenco On December 31, he made it “very clear” that he “didn’t want” to continue playing Brazil.

“I haven’t hung up my gloves yet, the tribute is for the time I played in flamenco and for the titles we have achieved. He never retired. The last game I played was on November 13 or 14, then the league stopped for world And I finished my contract on December 31,” he explained.

alves37, revealed that in recent months he had offers from “several” Brazilian clubs but turned them down as his goal was to “return” to Spain.

“I have many friends who have passed by this club and all of them have spoken to me well. It seems like a family club to me and now I verified it, everyone received me very well. I am very excited to do beautiful things here”, he emphasized.

Despite his age, the new sky-blue goalkeeper says he is “ready” to face the challenge of fighting for ownership in Celtic together ivan villarbecause of flamenco It also had “a lot of demand.”

“Obviously I’m not like my teammates on a physical level because they’re in the middle of the season, but in Brazil I continued to work. I think that very fast I will be at my best level to help the team”, said the goalkeeper from Rio de Janeiro, who signed until the end of the season.