Isco: “Monchi grabbed me by the neck and they had to separate us”

Isco Alarconformer soccer player Seville, launched serious accusations against the former sports director of the Seville team, Monchi, whom he accused in an interview with the newspaper Marca of “grabbing him by the neck” before leaving the Andalusian club in December due to public differences between the two that left a completely open wound.

Sometimes everything got complicated Julen Lopetegui stopped being the coach of Sevilla. “Julen was fired, he came Sampaoli and good too. But when Lopetegui left and the winter market window I see a lot of strange things inside the club. To begin with, they called my representative to find a way for me, without talking to me before, so as soon as I found out I talked directly to Monchi. I told him: ‘Hey, it came to me, I don’t know what’s going on, I don’t know if you love me, if you don’t love me…. Be honest with me and we’ll do it without a problem. I am at your disposal”, explained Isco.

“I don’t know what economic crisis Sevilla could have, but after that conversation everything went wrong. I just wanted to know what the club was thinking and he told me that if I find someone I will leave. After that conversation , Monchi says I want to leave, something that was not true, and he started calling me and my lawyer every day harassing us to sign the retraction. So I went to him again and said to him: ‘Look Monchi, you are not being honest with me or the people you are talking to. I want to stay and you keep saying I want to leave’. And then there was a little conflict…”, pointed out the Andalusian player.

“I will tell you strongly. I told him (Monchi) that he is the most deceitful person I have ever met in the world of football and he attacked me. He came to me, he grabbed me by the neck, we walked away and they had to separate us for good. As you can understand, after this, I do not want to continue there under any circumstances. And although I repented, because I had a great relationship with my teammates and the fans treated me well, I don’t feel comfortable in a club where the sports director attacks me and no one talks or apologizes. Not because of the aggression, not because of all the lies he spews. So I forgave my contract and I left”, affirmed the former player of Sevilla.

Isco assured that Monchi’s alleged aggression “happened after training, on the way to the locker room. Well, the first thing I did was push him away and then we were completely separated by security. I know both Monchi and the club are going through something, but overcoming the obstacle of violence he cannot overlook. I’m happy at Sevilla, I’m always playing and even though we went through a difficult sporting moment, I’m convinced that we’ll be first, like last time. But it is not as it is said in many places, especially in the Seville press, where it is said that I got off the ship. Not much less. That’s not in my mentality. I was at Real Madrid for many years and I never gave upI have always tried to fight for a place, sometimes I succeeded, sometimes not… But the boat going down in this life, never ”, he stressed.

Isco admitted that “I came home very sickBecause in the end… I went to the club because Lopetegui called me, telling me that he loves me, that he loves me, that he has a good team… And I was happy. I reduced my salary four times compared to what I earned in Madrid and upon arrival, people from the club told me Monchi did not agree to my signing. I was going with the idea of ​​playing with the coach who has always bet on me and winning over people who didn’t be so confident, but this happened… So, imagine how I got home afterwards. I’ve been in Seville for four months, after moving with three children… And then suddenly you find yourself with doubts about what’s going to happen, where we’re going, the schools… It’s complicated , but you have to be strong and look ahead,” said the man from Malaga, that the sad story to Seville it barely lasted 135 days.