Arjen Robben, who announced his retirement from football a year ago, was introduced as a new player of the Groningen and he said he came back “For the love of the club” in which he began his sports career.
The 36-year-old player explained that he was offered last May to return to the Dutch team, but he ruled out doing it as a junior coach or as part of the management team. “If I can do something for the club, I think the area where I can be of greater value is on the grass”said the Dutch left-hander, who signed a one-year contract, during a press conference.
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“Initially we are talking about a comeback attempt, but I feel pretty good and I think we are on the right track. I still have to take a few more steps, but I have a very good feeling about the future ”, indicated the former Real Madrid.
Likewise, he assured that he returns to professional football because the club that saw him grow has asked him to. “If another team had come with a good offer, I think they would not have accepted it,” he said.
Regarding his retirement in July 2019, when he was still wearing the Bayern Munich shirt, he explained that “it was due to some physical problems and it was a more or less forced decision”, but “the pain and discomfort have disappeared.” “I barely saw football the first few months after leaving it at Bayern and it came in handy, but football still seems like a fun sport to me and the desire to play came back,” he added.
Robben’s return caused great expectation at Groningen, since since the announcement of his return less than 24 hours ago, the club has sold 1,600 subscriptions for next season.
“Of course, the level difference with Bayern Munich is great, but I do it for the team and I hope I can have fun,” he said. “I feel very fit, I was even training for the Rotterdam marathon,” he said, referring to the most important long-distance test in the Netherlands, whose edition this year was postponed to October for the coronavirus.
Source: EFE
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