The Argentinian Alexander 'Papuan' Gomez, end of Seville, assured this Tuesday that last January, when he still belonged to the AtalantaHe received “great offers” from the US MLS and Saudi Arabia, but his priority was the Nervión team.
“I had great offers from MLS and Arabia, with a lot of money, but I was not interested. I knew there were people who wanted me to disappear in those countries,” he said Gomez in an interview broadcast this Tuesday by Italian television ‘Sky
Sport'.
“My priority was Sevilla, I am very proud to have come here,” he said. Gomez left the Atalanta, of which he was captain, last January after staying out of the team due to a break with the coach Gian
Piero
Gasperini and acknowledged that it is still difficult for him to watch his matches.
“I am trying to understand what happened, I know that I am not the culprit. It could not continue in that way and I made the right decision. I am happy and calm about my decision,” he said.
“Today I have sadness”
“It's hard for me to watch Atalanta games. It hurts me to see my former teammates play. I'm happy for them, because they are doing well, but I can't (see them). Today I'm sad, I hope that over time I can feel something different.” , he concluded.