2024-08-02 13:15:43
Rodrigo De Paulmidfielder for the Argentine National Team, revealed this Thursday who would only play for Racing in Argentina and that the life of a footballer “is a golden prison.”
From Paul, fundamental pillar in the two-time American champion and world champion teamgave an interview to the program Luzu TV y left several revelationsas well as talking about his life, his idols and his career.
One of the most prominent topics was his relationship with the current president of Boca, Juan roman riquelme. De Paul expressed his admiration for the xeneize leader: “My idol as a kid was Roman. I talk to him on WhatsAppHe writes to me a lot about the national team and congratulates me. I congratulated him when he won the elections.”
However, he clarified that his loyalty in Argentine football is with the club that saw him born as a footballer: “Come to Boca if they call me? No, in Argentina I only play for Racing.”
The Atlético Madrid midfielder also shared his views on sporting life. “The footballer lives in a golden prisonbecause you You have a lot of things, but you are always deprived of enjoying them. In the end, the most valuable thing in life is time.“I haven’t celebrated my birthday with my mother, my brothers’ birthday, or my friends’ birthday for 10 years; I missed out on a whole stage,” he reflected.
De Paul revealed his passion for boxinghighlighting it as an escape for his moments of anger: “I like boxing a lot, I release my moments of anger, put it in some way, “I really like that training.”
On the other hand, he shared anecdotes of his career that show the difficulties behind the glamour, recalling his time at Valencia: “I was well At Racing, I was 18 years old and I was captain. In Valencia (Juan) Pizzi was the coach and he told me that he was going to build the team around me, but when i get there I found that “they had thrown him out.”
Finally, he addressed his passion for other sports such as tennis and paddle tennis, as well as how age changed Your priorities when choosing a club: “When you start your career, you don’t pay much attention to things outside of football. You make decisions about clubs because you want to play; and Today at my age, with so much experience, living in Madrid It is a spectacular city, I say that to move from there I think much more about the extra-football aspect than about the football aspect. Living well, who is there, how I relate… I’m looking for other things”he concluded.