Assane Diao: «The club and I have always gone hand in hand and we will never do anything behind each other’s backs»

11/14/2024

Updated at 10:40 a.m.

The youth squad Assane Diao He is part of the first team squad for the second consecutive season. Betis. After his brilliant debut last year and having lost some prominence, he is now being taken into account more often by Manuel Pellegrini. The footballer, however, assures that at no time has he had any differences with the club.

In an interview granted now to Radio Marca The attacker referred to the rumors that pointed to his departure last summer: «I have never really liked following the press and social networks, but after reaching professional football, my own teammates advised me that it was not the best. I don’t like to be aware of that because the one who lives the first-person experiences is me. I already said at the time that many things were said this summer that were not truebut it is a closed chapter. The club and I have always been hand in hand, we have never made decisions on our own and we will never do anything behind each other’s backs.».

The Betis footballer also valued positively the treatment he has with Pellegrini since he understands that “What a coach does is advise you and Pellegrini did it.” «He gave me advice, some guidelines and told me to trust myselfsomething that is very important to be able to be in a club,” he commented. Furthermore, regarding the competition within the team, Assane assured that he had patience to be able to take advantage of his moment: «This summer I played in the U19 European Championship and I made myself available to the squad from the start. We are many players and I assume that there will be times when more and less come in. Now I’m able to have good performances and what I have to do is keep it.”