Alejandro Grimaldo (28) is the clear example that in football, as in life, you have to take the steps that your heart asks of you, without fear of success. When many cataloged his landing at Bayer Leverkusen If not ambitious, it has been the complete opposite. From the hand of Xabi Alonso He is living the best moment of his sports career and the season 23-24 It will be remembered as his absolute dedication.
The aspirin group was able to break the hegemony of Bavaria -11 leagues in a row- and conquered the first Bundesliga in its history, a milestone that is impossible to explain without the figure of Grimaldo, a decisive factor in Alonso’s scheme. The Valencian, youth player of FC Barcelona, He scored 9 goals and distributed 12 assists in 29 gameswhich could be more, because there are still five days left.
His path was not always easy but the Town of Vallbona He knows how to deal with different obstacles as opportunities and not as problems, something that has led him to become the best Spanish full-back today. Therefore, he emerged stronger from each injury. He was able to fulfill his dream of becoming an international comrade Spain and in European Cup He has a permanent position on the list.
He decided to leave Barça where he may have a future to join in Benfica When he was young, many classified him as crazy, but he took that supposed step back as a catapult to get closer to success. And it wasn’t bad. In Lisbon gradually became a winger with attacking spirit, taking advantage of the glove on his left foot to reach the baseline and place perfect crosses for the forwards. In addition, he also stepped in on occasions to finish plays himself.
After 8 seasons in the Lisbon team and over 300 games later, during which he added 9 titles, his contract ended in 2023 and despite many attempts to renew him from the ‘eagles’ it was time to go elsewhere and start a new adventure. Nothing more said and done. After meeting with several teams and calmly studying each option, he joined the Bayer Leverkusen to play under Xabi Alonso, the place where you reach another dimension. Again, the decision was controversial, as he was said to have the potential for more and lacked ambition. It is not a lack of ambition, hierarchy and a cool head to go to the destination that his heart tells him, not what the crowd wants. And of course, since it couldn’t happen, he was absolutely right.
His unexpected role in Leverkusen, key for the Bundesliga
In the new winner of Bundesliga He is a winger, but that is his only original position because with Xabi Alonso he plays as a winger, interior, midfielder, winger and even as a midfielder. He has complete freedom to explore the area where he can generate more efficiency and cause harm. His left leg is not just another weapon, but one of the deadliest. The San Sebastian coach organized the team in such a way that it was different from the origin of the game, in the formation and in the completion. Only in this way can we understand their annoying numbers, thanks to which the aspirin group is competing for a historic triplet. He is the ‘gunner’ of a Bayer champion, which has not celebrated a title since 1993when he won the German Cup.
Alejandro Grimaldo, the type who didn’t listen to others, because he listened to his heart. The European Cup is on the horizon, and those who know him know that winning a title in Spain is his biggest dream. In ‘BayArena’ he is an absolute idol and ‘Grimaldomania’ is a reality. In the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Boys and girls have a new reference, they all want to hit the ball with Grimaldo’s characteristic shot.
Source: La Verdad
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