real Madrid It is the largest team in the world. And the only Chilean who wore his shirt was Ivan Zamoranoalthough Arturo vidal He stated that he was a hair’s breadth away from being the second national soccer player to reach the White House.
“I was close to Real Madrid three times,” he said in the streaming he made with Davo Xeneize. Why didn’t it arrive? “The president didn’t want to, he was the one who needed to say yes,” he said, blaming Florentino Pérez.
Asked about the moments in which this happened, the King indicated that “I was close once when (Rafa) Benítez was there, it seems, but the closest time was before Casemiro arrived.”
He related that “I was at Juventus and I could have gone there, but I was at Porto on loan and they took him back,” in relation to what happened before the start of the 2015/16 season.
He then added that “I am from Barcelona, but I like winning teams that are at the forefront, like Real Madrid.”
He also indicated that he was able to sign in the Premier League, the only major league in Europe in which he failed to play. “I was close to Manchester and Chelsea. Manchester is United,” he clarified.
The midfield at Juventus
For Arturo Vida, the memory of European football is enormous. “In the history of football I don’t know if there is a better midfield than the one we had at Juventus with Pirlo, Pogba and Marchisio,” he said.
In fact, he believes it surpasses that of the legendary Barcelona. “The Barcelona team of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets was good, but they didn’t kick. They suffered against us in the Champions League final, because if it weren’t for Leo Messi…”, he stated.
Then he pointed out that “I could have had the best year of my life in 2015 if I won the Champions League, because a week later the Copa América started.”
