Good afternoon and welcome to this live blog on NU.nl following the return of Arjen Robben. The 36-year-old attacker returns to FC Groningen after eighteen years and gives a press conference.
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That’s it for now. The press moment with Arjen Robben is over.
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Robben: “I’m just looking at this very positively. Maybe it will take a month, but maybe also two years. We’ll have to wait and see it.”
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Robben: “A comeback as an international? Well, let’s not get too far ahead of that. I have to train first, then play matches, then play many matches and then we’ll see it all again.”
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Robben does not want to talk about salary negotiations. “But we were out quickly. The rest doesn’t matter.”
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Robben: “The FC Groningen club has the potential to grow. We can structurally end up in the top three places. Hopefully we can use that line.”
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Robben expects to be fit before the start of the Eredivisie, but does not yet know what his role will be on the field. “We haven’t talked about that with each other yet. That will come.”
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Robben: “This is just coming home and that means FC Groningen.”
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Robben: “The first six months I did not really miss football and I did a lot of other things. If Bayern Munich had asked me for a return, I would not have done it. It is mainly the combination with FC Groningen and therefore I do I like this. “
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Robben about his contract: “I don’t want to pre-empt things. We are still talking about attempting a comeback. I haven’t played football for a year, so we have to see it. The first signs are positive, but I think that it’s good to mention – to avoid disappointment too – it can range from zero games to a whole lot. “
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There is the signature! Robben signs his contract with FC Groningen and officially returns for a year.
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Robben: “I made the decision to return a week after the conversation in Munich. I have already started training and I am well on the way. I am in good physical shape. I still have some steps to take. a good feeling for the future. Why I return?
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Robben: “I stayed in Munich for a year to get used to the idea of quitting. I was able to do nice things there. It started to itch again after that. I have always kept in touch with people at FC Groningen.”
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Arjen Robben himself now has the floor …
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The FC Groningen management went to Munich to talk to Arjen Robben about a possible return. Fledderus: “He asked us, ‘What can I do to help?” “
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Technical director Mark-Jan Fledderus is the first speaker to speak and gives an insight into recent conversations with Robben: “It is great that this has been successful.”
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There is Arjen Robben! The press conference is about to begin …
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