Racheal Kudananji (23) three weeks ago he became the world’s highest paid soccer player. Bay FC of the American League paid 730,000 euros for the former Madrid striker, a figure never reached in women’s football for a signing. In an interview with ‘The Guardian’, the Zambian explained how he carries that slab.
“There is a lot of pressure on me as a result of the all-time record price paid, but I am clear on what to do: calm down, focus on my work and continue playing football.” “This is just the beginning. The expectations of the fans are too high and the opponents are not very friendly to me. That’s why there is so much pressure now,” he explains.
San Jose-based Bay City was co-founded by four US women’s national team legends: Brandi Chastain, Aly Wagner, Danielle Slaton and Leslie Osborne, in partnership with global investment firm Sixth Street. They will play their first NWSL game against Angel City in Los Angeles this Saturday the 16th.
The former Eibar player wants to leave a soccer mark in the United States, a place he had never been before signing his new contract. “I am not putting myself under any pressure. I am going to the United States as if this is not my first time… Our generation is the chosen generation, more records are going to be broken. This is the generation that will show that there is great talent in Africa,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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