The goalkeeper of the Elche, Kiko Casilla, affirmed this Monday, during his presentation, that returning to the Spanish League tfollowing your experience at Leeds United it is a point and apart in his sporting career.
The 34-year-old Catalan thanked Elche for the opportunity to return to Spain and said he was very “excited” to help the club achieve its goals.
Casilla admitted that he wanted to perform a “reset” in his career and return and revealed that the conversations with Nico Rodríguez, sports director, and Fran Escribá, coach, were decisive.
“They convinced me of the Elche project and its exciting project. Although it is a club that has not been in the First for many years, everyone knows it and knows the capacity it can have ”, he argued.
Casillas had words for his partner Edgar Badía, with whom he coincided at Espanyol, whom he thanked for the reception despite the fact that they will be a competition for ownership.
“We have different styles and both are very valid. He is going to demand me and I him, ”said the Catalan, who denied that his signing for Elche is a step backward.
“I went to play in Second Division in England when the easiest thing was to stay at Madrid.”', said the goalkeeper, who added that he does not feel like a “starter or substitute”, but one of the group.
The goalkeeper confirmed that his arrival in Elche is a transfer “pure and hard”And said he was clear that it would be difficult for him to return to England.
Kiko Casilla He praised the work capacity of his new colleagues and assured that he is liking what he is seeing during training.
“The physical work is very good and there is intensity. We are loading our legs and filling our bodies with gasoline to get well, “he explained.
Finally, the goalkeeper predicted a fight very even for permanence in First and He assured that the objective of Elche is to achieve salvation without suffering.
“You have to be realistic and know that we are one of the teams involved. It would be a great merit to achieve permanence without suffering ”, concluded the Catalan.