Godin arrives in Bahrain, praises Gallo and talks about winning titles in the Atletico shirt – Rádio Itatiaia

Godin came down in Convene and received the love of the athletes who were at the airport

The new athletic mayor arrived in Belo Horizonte on Saturday night (15). Uruguayan Diego Godin, 35, arrived at the international airport in Confins at 7:40 p.m., quickly speaking to the press and signing autographs for fans who came to the arrivals area in the Air Arrivals hall. The player was officially announced as Galo’s booster last Wednesday (12), and he signs a contract until the end of 2022. The contract, as set by Itatiaia, may be renewed for another year.

“I am happy to be here. I am happy to receive the affection of everyone through social networks. It is a new challenge, with the desire to learn and get to know (Brazilian) football more deeply, many years away from playing in South America, but not particularly in football Brazilian football. I am excited to give everything I have for this group,” Godin said while still at the airport.

“It is a big club, it has just won the Brazilian Championship, the Copa do Brasil. It is a big club, with great players and aspiration to continue winning trophies. This ambitious project is what made me want to come to continue to contribute, to help win trophies”, explaining why he chose Gallo .

Departure from Europe

Godin Cagliari, from Italy, has left in recent days and has been unhappy with some of the people at the club. In his farewell speech, he explained his grief over the way he had been treated.

“(…) I am very saddened by the change of my relationship with some people in the club (…) some club officials, unjustifiably and wishing to put a smokescreen on the real problem, which themselves, call into question my professionalism, my commitment and my respect for this shirt. These lies were further damaged when, a few weeks ago, I accepted an economic effort to mitigate the severity of the club,” said a message posted on social networks.

The Uruguayan arrived to replace Paraguayan Junior Alonso, who was sold to Krasnodar from Russia for nearly R$50 million.

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