Real Madrid player Marco Asensio has spoken about his future in statements made to COPE’s El Partidazo.
Asked if he would close the door to FC Barcelona, a club very attentive to his situation as reported yesterday the media Mundo Deportivo, the Real Madrid striker has not ruled anything out. Asked directly about the possibility of joining FC Barcelona next summer, the Spaniard said “from January I can sign for any club and it is normal that there are a lot of rumours”.
Asensio also admitted that, following this rumor, he “received a lot of messages from my friends”, and clarified about Barça “I didn’t think about it, I didn’t evaluate it. For the moment, I cannot give an answer”.
Asked if Barca contacted him, Marco Asensio replied “honestly, I don’t know if they called me, like Barca, other clubs came forward, I’m focused on the present , in the present moment”. And to conclude: “We will see what will happen, you never know in the world of football. I do not know what will happen”.
The striker admitted that August was difficult because “there were options to leave Madrid”, but “the confidence that Ancelotti gave me during a conversation was the key so that I didn’t don’t go”. He adds: “I have no problem with Ancelotti, I’m delighted with him. He’s a coach who is very appreciated, who is a very good person. Everyone knows how it goes and he wants people who are in his boat”.
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Regarding the whistles of the Bernabéu and his outburst against MallorcaAsensio acknowledged that “it shows when I’m happy or angry and that day was a special match for me. The change didn’t happen because of a team-mate’s injury, it was bad luck and it’s anecdotal because we won. The whistles? I thought about turning the situation around, that they see my commitment for my seven years in Madrid, I have great respect for the fans, who are free to express their opinion,” he said.
Finally, the player also did not rule out extending his contract with Real Madrid: “Extending at Real Madrid? In the end, it’s not a decision that depends exclusively on me, you have to talk to the club, to the coach… At the moment my commitment is 100%, I’m used to having to fight for a place, there’s a lot of competition…”