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The most successful player in the history of Real Madrid intends to remain active after saying goodbye to Chamartín and does not rule out continuing in the League, with the option of the club chaired by his compatriot Ronaldo
Marcelo is already the history of Real Madrid, but his career in the League may not have come to an end because among the proposals he has to remain active is one from Real Valladolid, a recently promoted, but ultimately a historical that, In addition, it is chaired by the also Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario.
The Brazilian left-back officially said goodbye to the white club this June after 15 and a half seasons and a brilliant career behind him in which he has lifted 25 titles. When questioned by the media regarding his future, the 34-year-old footballer offered some clues by even stating that he would not mind facing his former team. «I want to continue playing because I think I can do it. And if I play against Madrid there is no problem because I am a professional », he stated.
The carioca has been linked in recent hours to clubs such as Fluminense, where he precisely started in this sport, and teams in the Turkish league such as Fenerbahce, where his compatriot Roberto Carlos already played after leaving Real Madrid. But he does not rule out continuing in the League and a serious possibility is the Pucelano club. “There is an option that is Valladolid, but he has not yet made a decision,” he advanced in ‘El Partidazo’ de Cope. Marcelo has a son playing in the Real Madrid academy and he would like to be close to the family, while continuing his sports career.
Marcelo, who would have to accept a substantial reduction in his salary, since in the white club he received seven and a half million annually and the albivioleta club would not even reach a quarter. It so happens that Marcelo and Ronaldo, current president of Valladolid, briefly coincided at Real Madrid. In fact, the left-back made his debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on January 7, 2007, curiously the last time Ronaldo wore the white jersey before leaving for Milan.
There was already a time when Marcelo was very close to the Pucelana capital. When he arrived in Spain he had no experience, he was unknown and a talent to polish. He had Roberto Carlos ahead of him and the club decided, at the end of the season, that it was convenient for him to go on loan to Valladolid to play continuously and gain experience.
That proposal was made to him by Pedja Mijatovic, then the club’s sports director, but Marcelo preferred to continue at the Concha Espina club. The risky bet went well for him, although at first it was not easy for him due to the change of country, the adaptation, the bad dynamics of that Real Madrid and the character of the coach Fabio Capello, who required him to attack less and defend more.
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