Arjen Robben, who announced his retirement from football a year ago, was introduced on Sunday as a new Groningen player and said he has returned to professional football. “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 youth team coach or as part of the management team. “If I can do something for the club, I think the area where I can be highest value is on the lawn, “said the Dutch left-hander, who has signed a one-year contract, during a press conference. “Initially we are talking about a comeback attempt, but I feel pretty good and I think we are on the right track. I still need to take a few more steps, but I have a very good feeling about the future.” said the former madridista.
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He also assured that he returns to professional football because the club that saw him grow has asked him to. “If another team had come up 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 aches and pains 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 said Robben’s return has caused great excitement 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 in reference to the Netherlands’ most important background test, whose edition this year was postponed to October for the coronavirus.
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