2024-08-05 07:35:21
At 35 years old and a long journey in European footballwhich included spells at Inter Milan, Lazio, Manchester City and Espanyol among others, the striker has accumulated a long period of inactivity. After almost a year since his last professional match, the footballer has been without a club since July 2023 and His last team was Abha Club, from the Saudi League. He played in 24 matches (23 for the local league and one for the Saudi Arabian King’s Cup) and scored just three goals. His last goal was on 10/3, in a 2-2 draw against Al-Fateh.
In Mexico, the interest of the Querétaro to acquire him from June to have him in their ranks in the next semester. This was reported by Bolavip of that country and, if the forward from Guayaquil arrives at Los Gallos Blancos, he would find himself with two compatriots: Jordan Sierra and Ayrton Preciado. He would end up earning less than half of his salary in Saudi Arabia, but in any case he would be one of the highest paid Ecuadorians today.
Despite his limited playing time on the pitch, Felipao is in great physical conditionAs he himself shows on his social networks, he has not stopped training throughout this semester in which he is without a club.His last effective season, where he saw action and goals in the elite of football, was with SS Lazio four years ago, where he scored nine goals in 27 games.
Felipao had several gestures and hints towards a possible agreement with BarcelonaIn October of last year, when he was already a free agent, he used his social media to give the go-ahead for a return to the country.
The striker used Twitter (now X) to respond to a comment and sparked the excitement of the fans. One user took advantage of the moment to ask Felipao to join El Ídolo: “Felipito, come back for at least 6 months.” Not slow or lazy, the former Inter and Lazio player replied: “Only six?”
How likely is it that Felipao will join Ecuadorian football? The footballer himself answered this question indirectly on two occasions, first in an interview with Eurofoot.
Felipao did not sign with Barcelona.
«I am willing to go anywhere, but not at any price“He said, leaving the door open to all countries. And he pointed out something key to convincing him: “You need a good project that is interesting, otherwise I think it won’t work.”
The other response was on his official X account, where he answered a fan’s request for him to come to Barcelona for just one year.Bro, it’s not up to me“, wrote.