“Grimaldo? He can announce his departure, but not in this way”

Last Monday, the Bayer Leverkusen surprised to announce the signing of Alexander Grimaldo as soon as this season ends, as the 27-year-old Spanish left-back’s contract expires in Benfica. He did it in a week where the Xabi Alonso they played the pass in the final of the Europa League, which they will finally play Rome and Sevilleand where the Da Luz team can be crowned champions in Portugal.

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“It is unnecessary. He can announce his departure, but not in this way. It is not good for us because there was a lot of noise and not for him either, because what he has done so far for Benfica does not match this situation. . It is not good for his new club”, complained his coach, roger schmidtin the press conference before this Sunday’s match (9:30 pm) against Sporting CP.

On the other side of this, Schmidt There will be Grimaldo these last two days. “He will have my full support until the last second. I appreciate what he has done for me and I respect his career. He will be our player until the last second,” continued the German, full of praise for the youth squad. player FC Barcelona.

“He has been a key player, a leader. He had a great season, being very professional and taking on a lot of responsibility. We can be disappointed because he is leaving, but we have to see it in a general way. He has played seven and a half years at Benfica, always headlines. And he has won the championship three times, hopefully four times at the end of the season”, launched Schmidtjust one more win to clinch his first title in Benfica.

26 goals and 65 assists in 301 games

During these seven and a half years, Grimaldo He has played 301 official matches for the eagles -he could reach 303 if he plays in the last two days-, scoring 26 goals and distributing 65 goal assists, 15 of them this season.

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