The Extremaduran midfielder Rodri He flew this Friday morning from Madrid to Doha, where a three-season contract awaits him with the Al Arabiwhere he will receive around 12 million euros in total, while Real Betis will pocket 7.5 million more variables if the transfer is completed, just for the cost of the medical examination and signature.
“In life you have to make decisions and this is one of them. For me and my family it was very difficult not to accept,” said Rodri, 24, this Friday at Barajas a Relevo airport before flying to Qatar. “At 27 years old, God willing, I want to return to Europe and break it,” added Rodri.
“It’s not easy to make a decision like this, but I think it’s the best for me, for my family and for my future. We already know these decisions and why they were made. It was a difficult decision. I had moments of crying with my family because it’s been nine years at Betis and I love the club so much. I only have words of gratitude to them because they gave me life,” Rodri continued explaining.
When he was just a boy, Rodri traveled four days a week from Talayuela to Madrid for two years – 400 kilometers a day, round trip – to catch the train. first at Canillas and then at Atlético, always with his parents and an uncle. His parents now also advise him when making a decision: “They told me that I can’t refuse the offer, but that I should think about sports, which I do too. In Qatar there are very good players, it is a competitive league and I plan to give my best level there. In the future, let’s see what happens.”
Rodri didn’t have time to say goodbye to his teammates at Betis: “After the Bernabéu everything happened. On Monday someone called me. They present it to you and it’s hard not to get attached to it. But I also have to think about it and suffer because in the end it is a huge change. My colleagues don’t know. Everything is very fast. I never saw them again. I will say goodbye on WhatsApp. It will be difficult. “It will cost me a lot because I’m someone who gets excited easily, but this is football and this is life.”
Source: La Verdad
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