The former Ecuadorian soccer player Antonio Valencia confirmed that he was “very close” to sign for the Real Madrid, After a formal meeting between the white club and its representative, when the right lane still wore the shirt of the Manchester United.
“I was very close, we got together with my representative at a formal meeting, but the decision not to go was for my familywhich was very rigged (rooted) in Manchester, “Valencia said in an interview with EFE, on the occasion of his participation in a sponsorship campaign of the European League and the UEFA Conference League.
The former defense, first Ecuadorian footballer who reached semifinals and a final of the Champions League, He pointed out the importance of his family when making any decision about his future: “I have always thought about my daughter and my wife and we were happy there (Manchester).”
Valencia, considered one of the most important Ecuadorian players in history, He left the ‘Red Devils’ in 2019, after ten seasons in Old Trafford, time in which he managed to conquer two leagues, two glasses from England, four supercopas from England and a European League, among other collective trophies.
Born in 1985 in Nueva Loja, city of the Amazon province of Sucumbíos, Valencia ended his stage as a player in 2021 after a race in which he went through El Nacional (Ecuador), Villarreal (Spain), Recreational of Huelva (Spain), Wigan Athletic (England), Manchester United (England), Liga de Quito (Ecuador) and Querétaro (Mexico).
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In addition, he was absolute international with the selection of Ecuador, of which he was captain, with which he accumulated 99 meetings and with which he played the World Cups Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014, as well as the South American Qualifiers of the World Cups from 2006 to 2018.
Valencia intervened in ‘Rent-A-Player’, Last Corteprise Rent-A-car campaign, sponsor of the European League and the UEFA Conference League.
