The Brazilian forward Givanildo
Scallop
from
Souza, known as'Hulk', praised this Friday to Ronaldinho
Gaucho in his presentation as a new player of the Athletic
Mineiro, where he hopes to “learn a lot” from the Argentine coach George
Sampaoli.
“Ronaldinho Gaúcho is a phenomenon. I had the opportunity to play with him in the national team and he honored this shirt (that of Atlético Mineiro). He was champion of the Libertadores, a very important title,” he said Hulk at his first press conference with his new team.
The first Libertadores, with Ronnie
Ronaldinho, who already left football, played in Athletic
Mineiro between 2012 and 2014, a period in which it showed a high competitive level and culminated in the achievement, in 2013, of the first Cup
Liberators for the whole of Belo Horizonte.
At 34, Hulk He now intends to “build” his own history in the Albinegro club and inscribe his name among the great legends of the entity.
“Wherever I went, I got to be champion and here it will not be different. I know that Atlético has not been a Brazilian champion for some years. I want to fulfill everyone's wish and you can be sure that I will look for it together with my teammates”, promised.
Where I went I got to be champion. It won't be any different here
The attacker signed a two-year contract with him Mineiro, until the end of 2022, and will wear the number 7, after a long sporting career in teams in Europe and Asia, including Porto, Zenith Y Shanghai.
He recognized that he had other more economically attractive proposals outside of Brazil, but who opted for him Mineiro for his sports project.
In this regard, he praised the work done by Sampaoli, another of the factors that influenced his decision to sign with the Belo Horizonte team, with which he will not be able to debut until the beginning of next season.
“I already had the opportunity to face Sampaoli a few times in the national team. Whenever we played against Chile it was very difficult, it was a team that was technically very well assembled,” he explained.
“Sampaoli is an experienced coach and I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot from him. He can count on me because I'm going to give my best,” he added.
Sampaoli, related to OM
However, the continuity of ex-selector of Chile Y Argentina in front of the Athletic
Mineiro is not guaranteed for the next campaign due to the alleged interest of the Olympique
from
Marseilles in getting their services.